Phrase of the Week: Rub It In

執筆者 | 2016年12月10日 | Phrases

“Rub the sunscreen into your skin.”   “Rub it in” means to rub a liquid onto a surface until it is absorbed. But we often use this phrase to mean drawing attention to someone’s failure.   “You failed the math test?” “Yes.” “After you studied all night? Your...

TOEIC Practice Question of the Week

執筆者 | 2016年12月09日 | TOEIC

“Can you help me _____ for the school play?” Fill in the blank. A. rehearse B. review C. memorize D. remember 俳優は劇の台詞を暗記して練習します。もちろん台詞を「見直す」「復習する」こともあるのでBは使えそうですが、それなら目的語に「the script」や「my lines」が必要です。Cの「暗記する」も目的語の「my...

Trivia of the Week: Chocolate Santa

執筆者 | 2016年12月08日 | Trivia

Like chocolate bunnies at Easter, chocolate Santas are often given to children at Christmastime. These Santas are made of molded chocolate, but the foil wrapper provides most of the details so that you can recognize them as Santa Claus.  ...

Idiom of the Week: Tugs at your heartstrings

執筆者 | 2016年12月07日 | Idioms

“This story really tugged at my heartstrings.” We say this about sad things that cause an emotional response. Something that evokes sympathy is said to tug, or pull, at your heartstrings. It can also be used with cute things or beloved children that cause feelings of...