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Idiom of the Week: An Ace Up My Sleeve
“Tama won’t take her medicine!” “Don’t worry. I have an ace up my sleeve.” “Cheese? What will you do with that?” “Hide the pill inside. She loves cheese!” An ace up your sleeve is a last-resort solution that is sure to work. It comes from cheating at card games. An...
Word of the Week: Actually
Aunt: I guess you’re too young to know the Beatles. Niece: Actually, I love the Beatles! “Actually” has a similar meaning to “really” or “in truth”. We often use it to introduce an unexpected fact. It can help correct a wrong assumption. “I don’t suppose you know this...
Picture of the Week: Wildflowers
Wildflowers are flowers that grow on their own. Nobody plants them or waters them. They are wild. 野花は勝手に咲く花です。誰が植えたわけでもなく、誰も水をやりません。野生の花です。
Phrase of the Week: In My Opinion
“In my opinion, this is the worst movie ever.” “Well, I loved it.” An opinion is what one person thinks. Another person can have a different opinion, and neither one is wrong. A fact is right even if someone doesn’t believe it, but everyone gets to decide their own...
TOEIC Practice Question of the Week
Please fill out the form accuracy so we can process it quickly. Where is the mistake? A. fill out B. accuracy C. so we can D. process 「早く処理できるように、正確に用紙に記入してください。」 Ａの「fill out」は「fill in」の方が正しいのではないのでしょうか？実はどちらでもいいのです。Ｂの「accuracy」は「正確さ」という名詞ですが、ここは（fill...
Trivia of the Week: Lucky Penny
If you find a penny on the ground, it is not worth much money, but it can bring you good luck! A penny has two sides: heads (a picture of President Lincoln) and tails (a picture of the Lincoln Memorial). Some people believe that if the tails side is facing up, you...
Idiom of the Week: Empty Words
“I think we should break up.” “All those times you said you loved me! Were they just empty words?” Empty words are lies, or promises that will not be kept. If someone is not trustworthy, their promises might be just empty words. Sometimes advertising contains a lot of...
Word of the Week: Discuss
“I’d like to discuss our plans for our vacation next month.” To discuss something is to talk about it with at least one other person. A discussion is a serious kind of talk, so they often take place at school or work. What school subjects can be taught using class...
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Phrase of the Week: In a pig’s eye!
Bertha: Frank, you always spoil Valentine’s Day. Frank: What? I sent you a lovely bouquet! Bertha: In a pig’s eye! This is just a pile of wilted weeds. This phrase is used when something is not as good as someone says. Maybe if a pig looked at it, the pig would think...
