Idiom of the Week – Week 9 - Dresden English Language Services

Each week of 2017 we present an English idiom.

“to add my two cents”: to give one’s opinion or thoughts on a topic that is being discussed (meinen Senf dazugeben)

Example 1: Let me just add my two cents. I think opening an office in Gdansk will advance our strategic plan in three ways. First, it will …

Example 2: So far we’ve heard from Louisa and William. Tom, would you like to add your two cents?

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Originally from the US, Mindy Ehrhart Krull holds a master's degree in journalism and has been teaching English and working as an author, editor and proofreader in Germany since 2008.

At DELS, she leads a team of several English trainers and language professionals.

Idiom of the Week – Week 8

“In like a lion, out like a lamb.”