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!...

Trivia of the Week: Carbon Copy

When you send an e-mail, you fill in the “To” and “Subject” fields. Have you ever used the “Cc” field? This will send a copy of the e-mail to an address that isn’t in the “To” field. “Cc” stands for “carbon copy”, which is an old way of making copies of documents. If...

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Idiom of the Week: A One-Track Mind

Tour guide: “When we reach the top of the hill, we’ll visit the museum—” Husband: “Is there food in the museum?” Wife: “Ignore him; he has a one-track mind.” If you are always thinking about a certain thing, people will say you have a one-track mind. In this example,...