Idiom "fair-weather fan"

It's a shame you missed it!

  
“It's a shame you missed it!”

Last week you went to a great party that was thrown by one of the companies that you do business with. You had a great time. Today you see your coworker, who didn't go to the party. You want to tell him how fun the party was. You say this to show that you wish he had been there.

Idiom "(the) elephant in the room"

Prepositions During and For

During and For

'During' and 'for' can be a little tricky. They both talk about time, but they're different. Here's how they work.

Idiom "have (something) down cold"

4 common mistakes English learners make

In my last post, I pointed out that the kind of mistakes that you read about on the Internet are mistakes that English speakers make, not ones that English learners should watch out for. So the obvious question is: what should English learners look out for?

Idiom "stand on the shoulders of giants"