Many people in the UK like renovating or "doing up" their houses to keep up with fashions and trends. Here are some useful English words and phrases to describe this . |
Break the ice
Our Eskimo in the illustration doesn't seem to understand that to break the ice doesn't mean to knock someone's house down. It means to do something friendly in order to overcome shyness or to ease tension in a social situation. "To break the ice, let's invite our new neighbors to lunch."
ادامه مطلب ...How can you describe someone who is angry? These words and expressions can be used to describe different strengths of anger, from mild anger to rage
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grumpy = someone who is often in a bad mood and complains a lot (esp old people): "He's such a grumpy old man
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ادامه مطلب ..."To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and to endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded. " Ralph Waldo Emerson "Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity." ~ Louis Pasteur "Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." ~ Thomas A. Edison "Success doesn't come to you... you go to it. " ~ Marva Collins Good luck with the exams