Idiom of the Week: Make a Mountain Out of a Molehill

“Look at this giant hole in my car! It will cost thousands to fix!” “It’s just a tiny scratch. You’re really making a mountain out of a molehill.” A molehill is a tiny pile of dirt that gets pushed up when a mole digs a hole. A mountain is many thousands of times as...

Word of the Week: Prescribe

Doctor: “I’m going to prescribe a pain killer. Come see me again if you don’t feel better within two days.” When a doctor tells you which medicine to use, he gives you a prescription so you can get that medicine from a pharmacy. 医者:「痛み止めを出しますね。二日以内に良くならなかったまた来てください。」...

Phrase of the Week: The Last Place You Look

Penny: “Have you seen my Nintendo? I’ve looked for it everywhere.” Sally: “Well, where was the last place you saw it?” Penny: “Oh, there it is! It was under the couch!” Sally: “It’s always in the last place you look.” We often say this when something we are looking...

TOEIC Practice Question of the Week

The chef was renowned for his ______ skill. Fill in the blank. A. didactic B. pecuniary C. culinary D. dietary Aの「didactic」は何かを教えてくれる人やもののことを言う形容詞です。Bは「お金に関する」という形容詞です。この人はコックなので違います。Dは「食生活に関する」という意味なので近いですが、一番いいのは「料理に関する」という意味のCです。 Do more TOEIC practice here!...