Idiom of the Week: Close at hand

Paul: Can’t you just leave your cell phone at home while we go out to the movies? I want to have a relaxing time with no intrusions. Martha: I know, but I feel insecure if I don’t keep it close at hand. What if I get an urgent message from my boss? If something is...

Word of the Week: Calf

A calf is a baby cow. But it can also be a baby moose, or a baby whale, elephant, or many other animals. Another thing that is called by this name is the big muscle in your lower leg....

Picture of the Week: Santa

Santa Claus lives at the North Pole. Near Christmas, you can see him at the shopping mall, asking children what they want for Christmas and posing for photos with them. He has a team of elves that build the toys for the children, and reindeer that pull his flying...

Phrase of the Week: We broke up

Thelma: So I saw you at the movie theater with Brian. Does your boyfriend know about this? Julia: Oh, we broke up last week. Thelma: Oh, really? Well, Brian is a better guy, anyway. When two people who are dating stop being a couple, it is said that they break up....

TOEIC Practice Question of the Week

We need to make our system for handling customer complaints more deficient. A. need to make B. handling C. customer complaints D. more deficient どの部分が間違っていますか? お客様のクレームに対応するシステムを効率化しなければならない。...