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English/Expression . Idioms

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English Expression & Idioms W5 - April 22th, 2021 No. Expressions/idioms Explanations 1 Don’t’ mention it. You’re welcome like no need to thank me . Nick, thank you for being such an amazing teacher! Oh, don’t mention it! It’s my pleasure! 2 From scratch From zero, from the very beginning . My mother makes the best pizza from scratch. . When I moved to Canada, I started my life again from scratch. . We built our new house from scratch. . I star..
English Expression & Idioms W5 - April 21th, 2021 No. Expressions/idioms Explanations 1 Under one’s belt experience . When I first started teaching, I was often nervous and lacked some confidence. Nowadays, I don’t have an issue with that. Especially with almost 20 years under my belt. . I have more than 10 years of marriage under my belt. . I have 10 years as a father under the belt. . I need to more practice under my belt. Cf) below the belt ..
English Expression & Idioms W5 - April 19th, 2021 No. Expressions/idioms Explanations 1 Bright ad early Early in the morning / (sometimes means first thing) . My newspaper always gets delivered bright and early I the morning. . He goes to gym bright and early on weekends. 2 To not sleep a wink To stay awake all night without even one moment of shut-eye 한숨도 못자다. . I was so nervous last night about today’s job interview that I didn’t sleep a wink..
English Expression & Idioms W4 - April 15th, 2021 No. Expressions/idioms Explanations 1 To have a heart of gold Generous, kind, giving . My grandfather was not a rich man, but he helped and gave to anyone who needed it. He truly had a heart of gold. . Whenever I meet her, she always smiles and try to help her classmate. I think she has a heart of gold. 2 To pig out To eat a lot, to eat more than you should . When people go to the movies, they u..