by Basu Raj | Oct 4, 2012 | Idioms and Phrases
Red carpet treatment – that’s our next step in the quest towards better English speaking. Now, if you read newspaper and esp page 3 enough, you would associate red carpet with Oscars and other cinema awards and pretty actresses in glamorous dresses. Its a... by Basu Raj | Oct 4, 2012 | Idioms and Phrases
Welcome back to yet another step in the journey towards better English speaking. The phrase we discuss in this post is, “A new lease of life”. We all know what a lease is – when you take an office or a shop or a flat on rent, you are said to have... by Basu Raj | Oct 4, 2012 | Idioms and Phrases
Hope you are enjoying your journey towards better English speaking. Here’s one more step. The phrase we discuss in this post is, “Be in the red”. Let’s first see the phrase in action: All the oil PSUs are in the red and to stop further losses,... by Basu Raj | Oct 3, 2012 | Idioms and Phrases
Read newspapers, listen to TV news and read BodhiSutra blog. Learn something new everyday to keep improving your English speaking skills. Crossing someone’s path means meeting someone by chance. So if you are walking in the market and you meet your boss, the two... by Basu Raj | Oct 3, 2012 | Idioms and Phrases
Welcome back again to the next step in our journey towards better English speaking skills. In this post, we discuss the phrase, “To bite the hand that feeds you”. The imagery is pretty clear – what would you think of someone (say a pet dog or a duck... by Basu Raj | Oct 3, 2012 | Idioms and Phrases
He had cleared the technical round but the job offer slipped through his fingers because of bad English speaking skills. The role was a client facing one and they needed someone who could communicate very well. Try to think of an imagery about slipping through the...