TOEIC Practice Question of the Week

執筆者 | 2014年09月26日 | TOEIC

“Police say they will ________ the name of the victim until the family has been notified.” Fill in the blank. A. declare B. announce C. withhold D. display 「警察は家族に知らせるまで被害者の名前を公表しないと言っています」...

Trivia of the Week: Cow Words

執筆者 | 2014年09月25日 | Trivia

Similar to horses, cows are also called by different words. A baby cow is a calf. A male cow is not actually a cow; he is a bull. A female cow is just a cow, although if she is young she can be called a heifer....

Idiom of the Week: Hold All the Cards

執筆者 | 2014年09月24日 | Idioms

“I’m sure the senator will vote for our bill. We have information he wouldn’t want to be made public, and we have the power to support his own pet issues. We hold all the cards.” “Holding all the cards” means having a great advantage. In some card games, having more...

Phrase of the Week: It’s a Good Thing

執筆者 | 2014年09月20日 | Phrases

“It’s a good thing we remembered to close the windows! It started raining while we were out.” We say “it’s a good thing” when we are glad something happened because it led to positive consequences or avoided negative consequences. You could just say “I’m glad we...