It takes...

You're a middle school science teacher. You're teaching your students about space. You want to explain how far away stars are from each other.

The distance between us and the nearest star is so vast, it takes about 4 years for its light to reach us.

English listening ex. 2 - Exam reforms

Make no bones

Let the cat out of the bag

Let the cat out of the bag

Are you a person who lets out secrets unintentionally? A person who can't keep a secret, is someone who always lets the cat out of the bag.
The idiom 'to let the cat out of the bag' means to reveal a secret or a surprise by accident.

Phrases And Idioms Using Snow

It was snowing hard there the other day. The snowflakes were big and light, and the wind was making a few different snowdrifts. A lot of people like snow because snow can make the landscape beautiful. For me too much snow makes driving dangerous and in the NYC area, heavy snow can make the trains very delayed, or not run at all.

Idioms for Problems & Difficulties

#1 – at your wits’ end

= when you are at the limit of your mental resources, desperate and without additional options

“I’ve been trying to download the file all day and I keep getting an error message – I’m at my wits’ end!”

Give up

Phrasal Verb: Give up 
Meaning: To quit 
Use: You can give up something or give up doing something 
I tried to give up pizza, but I like it too much.

• I’ll never give up my job. I really love it!
• My doctor told me to give up drinking coffee.
• I heard Nobi finally gave up smoking.

Have you recently given up something?