by Basu Raj | Sep 26, 2012 | Idioms and Phrases
Learn a new phrase everyday and continuously improve your spoken English. The phrase we discuss in this post is, “A backseat driver”. Now, try to imagine how can someone be a backseat driver. It would be someone sitting on the backseat of a car and telling... by Basu Raj | Sep 26, 2012 | Idioms and Phrases
He has pulled out all stops to improve his English speaking. He has joined the BodhiSutra English on Phone program, practices daily with a group of friends and watches English news and discussions for an hour everyday. Pull out all stops is a fairly common phrase. To... by Basu Raj | Sep 26, 2012 | Idioms and Phrases
It’s not something cast in stone but it is amply clear that to be successful you need good spoken English skills. The phrase for this post is “cast in stone”. Now what happens when something gets cast or carved in stone – it becomes kind of... by Basu Raj | Sep 26, 2012 | Idioms and Phrases
It is important that when you speak in English, you project yourself as a capable, competent person with requisite skills to influence others and get the job done. To this end, it is extremely important to keep learning new stuff and keep expanding your English... by Basu Raj | Sep 26, 2012 | Idioms and Phrases
Learning new ways of expression is a sure shot way of improving your spoken English. In this post, we discuss a very interesting phrase, “Seeing pink elephants”. Let’s take a look at the following examples: It was Sushil’s birthday party.... by Basu Raj | Sep 26, 2012 | Idioms and Phrases
He wants to improve his spoken English and understands that the path of least resistance may not be very helpful. He is willing to work hard and is committed and I am sure within no time, he would possess outstanding spoken English skills. Loosely translated, path of...