by Basu Raj | Oct 29, 2012 | Idioms and Phrases, Practical Vocabulary
Practical vocabulary lessons teach you new words and phrases and quickly make you conversant with their usage. So that you not only learn a new phrase, you also know how to use it. In this post, we will discuss the phrase, “Act your age”. Now, when would... by Basu Raj | Oct 20, 2012 | Idioms and Phrases
No one doubts that spoken English is an extremely important skill today. It gets you good career, prestige, social respect and even, more money. The beauty about trying to acquire great spoken English skills is that you don’t need to eat an elephant in one go... by Basu Raj | Oct 12, 2012 | Idioms and Phrases
No one will make cracks about Sudhir. He is trying to improve his English speaking and you guys, instead of helping him, want to drag him down! The target phrase is: Make cracks about. Let’s see some more cases of the phrase in use: Everybody is making cracks... by Basu Raj | Oct 12, 2012 | Idioms and Phrases
Learn new stuff everyday to improve your spoken English – that’s the golden mantra. His English wife keeps him on a tight leash. The phrase is – on a tight leash. Let’s look at some more illustrations: Sudhir’s mom kept him on a tight... by Basu Raj | Oct 12, 2012 | Idioms and Phrases
Whoever says English communication skills are not important is a crock of shit. The phrase is – crock of shit. First the caution – be careful where you use it. Then, let’s see some examples: A minister does a scam, spends months in jail and on his... by Basu Raj | Oct 12, 2012 | Idioms and Phrases
Everyone in his friend circle wondered how he, a man from a small village in UP had managed to sweep Emily, the daughter of a rich English businessman, off her feet. The key phrase is – sweep someone of his/her feet. Let’s see some more examples: Raj...