Idiom of the Week: I’ve painted myself into a corner

執筆者 | 2012年12月05日 | Idioms

Phyllis: Oh no. I just realized I scheduled dinner with Frank on the same day as my project is due at work. Bethany: Can’t you just go to dinner after work? Phyllis: No, I’m already way behind because I took a day off to go to the theme park with Frank. I’ve really...

Idiom of the Week: Just what the doctor ordered

執筆者 | 2012年11月28日 | Idioms

Paul: Ahh! This hot spring is so relaxing. Eustace: It’s just what the doctor ordered. I can feel the stress leaving my body. If you see the doctor, he or she will order something that will make you feel better and heal your body. So when something is very good for...

Idiom of the Week: Poker Face

執筆者 | 2012年11月21日 | Idioms

Delilah: What are you doing? Janet: Nothing! Nothing at all! Delilah: You know, you have a terrible poker face. Come on, spill it. A poker face is an emotionless expression that doesn’t give anything away to other people. When playing poker, you don’t want the other...

Idiom of the Week: Famous Last Words

執筆者 | 2012年11月14日 | Idioms

Jasper: I don’t know if you should try jumping your bike off that home-made ramp. Are you sure it’s safe? Fred: Of course I am. It’s perfectly safe. Jasper: Famous last words. Someone’s last words are the words they said immediately before they died, the last words...

Idiom of the Week: I don’t want to blow my own horn

執筆者 | 2012年11月07日 | Idioms

Ethan: Tell them about the contest, honey. Delilah: Well, I don’t want to blow my own horn, but I did pretty well… Ethan: She won first place! Sometimes we celebrate things by playing music. Here, saying good things about someone is compared to blowing a horn. It is...