執筆者 Modern English | 2013年06月26日 | Idioms
“Let’s go to the movie on Monday. The theater will be jam-packed on the weekend.” “Jam-packed” means very full or crowded. “To jam” means to force something into something else, so it makes sense to think that something would be jam-packed after someone jammed a lot...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年06月19日 | Idioms
“Look at this giant hole in my car! It will cost thousands to fix!” “It’s just a tiny scratch. You’re really making a mountain out of a molehill.” A molehill is a tiny pile of dirt that gets pushed up when a mole digs a hole. A mountain is many thousands of times as...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年06月12日 | Idioms
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,...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年06月05日 | Idioms
“I’ll give you $10 for it.” “I can’t sell it for less than $30.” “You drive a hard bargain. $25 is my final offer.” “Sold!” Someone who is buying, selling, or negotiating an agreement usually wants to get the best deal possible. If you won’t give much ground in the...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年05月29日 | Idioms
“Ugh! I thought that movie would never end. It was so boring!” “Yeah! Like watching paint dry!” Watching paint dry would be very boring, because it takes a long time, and the difference between wet paint and dry paint is not very interesting or easy to see. It is a...
