執筆者 Modern English | 2016年02月10日 | Idioms
“I had almost solved the problem when the doorbell rang and I lost my train of thought.” When thinking, one thought leads to another. The thoughts are connected like cars on a train. Saying you lost your train of thought is perfectly normal. If you say...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年02月03日 | Idioms
“You have to look at the big picture and not get bogged down with the details.” If you step back and look at something as a whole you can understand it better. You can see how the different parts work together. If you focus on the details of one part, you...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年01月27日 | Idioms
“This movie is a fantasy about an elementary school teacher and a talking mongoose. It’s like it was tailor-made for me!” “This car isn’t tough, but it’s tailor-made for speed.” When clothing is tailor-made for someone, the...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年01月20日 | Idioms
“If you want to collect all the hearts, you should lead with a high-numbered heart.” “When making a speech, you should lead with a joke.” “Lead with” comes from card games, where the first person to play a card must decide which...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年01月13日 | Idioms
“A word to the wise, my friend: come back next week and these will be on sale.” A “word to the wise” is a piece of advice or useful information. The speaker is saying that if you’re smart, you will act on this information....
