15 Idiomatic Expressions

A lot of American idiomatic expressions are typically used in informal English – but these 15 idioms are different! Read the idiomatic expressions and example sentences, listen to the pronunciation and repeat the words and sentences out loud to improve your English speaking.

put something off

If you put something off, you delay doing it.

“I put off writing the report until the last day, and now I have to work overtime to finish it!”

Woman's reason

I'm yours

Using Go

The verb go has a variety of prepositions that follow it and each one has a different meaning. Today, I’m going to show you how to use this English grammar.

We use go + to + [place] when we show movement in the direction of a place. Before the place, you need to:

• I am going to NYC today.

Pronunciation Changes in English Questions

Hello students,
Has this ever happened to you – someone asks you a question in English, and you don’t understand it at ALL?

It can be frustrating and embarrassing when you don’t understand a question… but

Coffee in outer space

(Year Of English)

When someone explains a complex topic like science, economics, etc., they use a mix of common words and more specialized terms. The writer or speaker may not expect for the audience to understand some of the specialized vocabulary. As an English learner, you might

50 Idioms about Arms, Hands, and Fingers

Many idioms referring to human behavior are based on analogies to parts of the body, especially arms, hands, and fingers. Here are explanations of many of the most common expressions.

1. “All hands on deck,” from nautical terminology, means that a circumstance requires everyone’s attendance or attention.
2. One who is all thumbs is clumsy (as if one had thumbs in place of fingers and is therefore not dexterous).