Phrase of the Week: Stop at the store

執筆者 | 2016年12月17日 | Phrases

“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

執筆者 | 2016年12月16日 | TOEIC

“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。」...

Trivia of the Week: RIP

執筆者 | 2016年12月15日 | Trivia

“Rip” means to tear or pull apart. So why do gravestones say “RIP”?   This “RIP” stands for “rest in peace”. “Rest” or sleep is often compared to death—death is like a permanent sleep. We wish peace for the person who has died.   We also want the dead to...

Idiom of the Week: No Skin Off My Nose

執筆者 | 2016年12月14日 | Idioms

“You’re going to play video games all night even though the test is tomorrow? Oh well, it’s no skin off my nose.” If someone is doing something that might cause harm to them, but won’t affect us, we say it’s “no skin off our nose”. The speaker won’t be hurt—the skin...