Words of the year 2017
Merriam-Webster and Oxford Dictionaries have announced their words of the year for 2017. Merriam-Webster’s choice, feminism, comes as no surprise: Starting with the ...
Idiom of the Week – Week 52
Each week of 2017 we present an English idiom. “water under the bridge / water over the dam”: a past event; Schnee ...
Idiom of the Week – Week 51
Each week of 2017 we present an English idiom. “to have bigger fish to fry”: to have more important matters to ...
Idiom of the Week – Week 50
Each week of 2017 we present an English idiom. “cover your back”: take action to protect yourself; sich absichern Example 1: Just ...
Idiom of the Week – Week 49
Each week of 2017 we present an English idiom. “to be out of the woods”: to be safe from danger or ...
Idiom of the Week – Week 48
Each week of 2017 we present an English idiom. “to jump start”: to take action to improve a situation; etw. wieder ...
Idiom of the Week – Week 47
Each week of 2017 we present an English idiom. “to be on the fence”: to be undecided; s. nicht entscheiden können Example ...
Idiom of the Week – Week 46
Each week of 2017 we present an English idiom. “to cut (somebody) some slack”: to be lenient or not strict with somebody; mit ...
Idiom of the Week – Week 45
Each week of 2017 we present an English idiom. “to give (someone) a hand”: to help (someone) Example 1: Could you ...
Idiom of the Week – Week 44
Each week of 2017 we present an English idiom. “to have a lot on (one’s) plate”: to have a lot to ...