Idiom of the Week: Chewed Out

“Dad chewed me out for forgetting to feed the dog this morning.” To chew someone out is to yell at or scold them for something they have done (or not done). There might not be any other punishment, but the angry yelling is a punishment in itself....

Word of the Week: Bake

“We are baking Christmas cookies!” “Baking” is a kind of cooking that usually involves heating something for a long time in an oven. We bake cakes, cookies and bread. To be specific, baking is cooking using a dry heat without a direct flame. We also bake clay to...

Phrase of the Week: Stop at the store

“I’ll stop at the store for milk on the way home.” “Can you stop at school on the way to work and get my homework for today?” “The train bound for Osaka stops at Kyoto.” This is a useful phrase when you go somewhere for a short time on the way to somewhere else....

TOEIC Practice Question of the Week

“I couldn’t have improved so much without guidance from my mentored.” Find the mistake. A. couldn’t have B. improved C. without D. mentored   「メントルの導きがなければここまで進歩しませんでした。」...