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Online English Lessons
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A blog to help non-native speakers of English learn about the English Language, and how to use it.
- Added on: Oct 27th, 2009
- Country: United Kingdom
- Language: English
- Author: Angela Boothroyd
- Listed in: Languages eLearning
- Tags: english online english
Recent Posts
Idiom: put a sock in it
Put a sock in it is slang for shut up and keep quiet. Example of use: For goodness sake, put a sock in it! Your constant talking is getting on my nerves! Image by Tie Guy ll ...
Idiom: work on a shoestring
To work on a shoestring is to run a business or project with very little money or capital. Example of use: In the first year of my business I had to work on a shoestring, with hardly any capital. Image by Pink Sherbet Photography ...
Phrasal Verb: wrap up
To wrap up means to wear warm clothes or cover oneself (or somebody else) with something to keep out the cold. Example of use: It’s very cold outside today so you’d better wrap up and put on your scarf and gloves. Also: to wrap up someth...
Phrasal Verb: sweep up
To sweep up something (or sweep something up) means to collect and remove dirt and rubbish from something, usually a floor or path, using a broom or brush. Examples of use: ‘The garden path is covered in leaves; I’d better sweep them up....
Phrasal Verb: cloud over
When the sky becomes covered with clouds it clouds over. Example of use: ‘Let’s go and sit in the garden in the sun before it clouds over.’ Image by Richard0 ...
Phrasal Verb: brighten up
We use brighten up when talking about the weather. The weather brightens up if the sun starts to shine and the clouds begin to disappear. Example of use: ‘I think it’s going to brighten up later. According to the weather forecast the rai...
