Idiom of the Week: Yak Yak Yak

“Stop your yakking. I’m trying to watch this TV show.” “I wanted to have a nice quiet dinner, but he just kept going yak yak yak.” “I don’t have a clue what he’s yakking on about on the phone.” “Yak yak yak” is the sound of long, annoying speech. It can also be a...

Word of the Week: Available

On a computer: “Error. Insufficient memory available.” At an airport: “Sorry, there are no seats available on that flight.” At a pet shelter: “This adorable dog is available for adoption!” Talking with friends: “I really like June, but she’s not available. She has a...

Phrase of the Week: Run Out

“Pick up some olive oil at the store. We don’t want to run out!” “I was making cookies for the bake sale but I ran out of flour.” “I went to the store to get bananas, but they were all out.” When we use up (or sell) the entire supply of something, we say we run out of...

TOEIC Practice Question of the Week

“Using this information, we can _______ the estimated cost.” Fill in the blank. A. calculate B. calcify C. concatenate D. circumambulate Dは「歩き回る」という意味なので関係ありません。Cは「鎖状につなぐ」なのでこれも違います。Bは「石灰化する」なので使えません。正解は残るAの「計算する」です。 Do more TOEIC practice here!...