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🦘 Kangaroo Court = Unfair Trial?

Find out the origin, meaning & real-world examples of this popular English idiom.

Read the full lesson on FunkyEnglish:

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Binge-watching in English? Master the slang first!

From 'spoiler alert' to 'Netflix and chill' (careful with that one!), learn 20+ streaming idioms native speakers actually use.

Read now:

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🐾 English has some VERY strange animal idioms…

Have you heard these?

• Let the cat out of the bag
• Pigs might fly
• Butterflies in my stomach
• Raining cats and dogs

👉 Do you know what they all mean?

Learn all 10 👇

https://t.co/95G4faerF7

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Binge-watching in English? Master the slang first!

From 'spoiler alert' to 'Netflix and chill' (careful with that one!), learn 20+ streaming idioms native speakers actually use.

Read now:

https://t.co/nRhsUjzYni

[English Study @EnglishStudy]

🐾 English has some VERY strange animal idioms…

Have you heard these?

• Let the cat out of the bag
• Pigs might fly
• Butterflies in my stomach
• Raining cats and dogs

👉 Do you know what they all mean?

Learn all 10 👇

https://t.co/95G4faerF7

[English Study @EnglishStudy]

🦘 Kangaroo Court = Unfair Trial?

Find out the origin, meaning & real-world examples of this popular English idiom.

Read the full lesson on FunkyEnglish:

https://t.co/5FG04GU7XN

#LearnEnglish #Vocabulary #EnglishTeacher

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🐶 English has a LOT of idioms about dogs.

If someone says it’s “raining cats and dogs”, do they mean animals are falling from the sky?

Of course not.

👉 It means it’s raining very heavily.

This is just one of many dog idioms.

Learn more dog idioms 👇
https://t.co/NrrFjj9WtA

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🤫 Your friend knows a secret…

You keep asking questions.
Finally they can’t hold it anymore.
They spill the beans.

👉 Meaning: to reveal a secret.

Example:
“I was planning a surprise party, but my brother spilled the beans.”

https://t.co/3ai4QwL47f

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⏰ You open your eyes in the morning…

But you’re still lying in bed.

Which phrasal verb describes this?

Answer 👇

Wake up

👉 Meaning: to stop sleeping.

Example:
“I wake up at 6:30 every morning.”

Learn more daily routine phrasal verbs:

https://t.co/cBRp1VSmZC

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🐶 English has a LOT of idioms about dogs.

If someone says it’s “raining cats and dogs”, do they mean animals are falling from the sky?

Of course not.

👉 It means it’s raining very heavily.

This is just one of many dog idioms.

Learn more dog idioms 👇
https://t.co/NrrFjj9WtA

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⏰ You open your eyes in the morning…

But you’re still lying in bed.

Which phrasal verb describes this?

Answer 👇

Wake up

👉 Meaning: to stop sleeping.

Example:
“I wake up at 6:30 every morning.”

Learn more daily routine phrasal verbs:

https://t.co/cBRp1VSmZC

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🤫 Your friend knows a secret…

You keep asking questions.
Finally they can’t hold it anymore.
They spill the beans.

👉 Meaning: to reveal a secret.

Example:
“I was planning a surprise party, but my brother spilled the beans.”

https://t.co/3ai4QwL47f

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🤨 Something doesn’t feel right…

The deal sounds too good.
Someone asks for your bank details.
You smell a rat.

👉 Meaning: you suspect something dishonest is happening.

Example:
“When the email promised free money, I smelled a rat immediately.”

https://t.co/7XjPJcTroj

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🤨 Something doesn’t feel right…

The deal sounds too good.
Someone asks for your bank details.
You smell a rat.

👉 Meaning: you suspect something dishonest is happening.

Example:
“When the email promised free money, I smelled a rat immediately.”

https://t.co/7XjPJcTroj

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🧊 Idiom of the Day

One more mistake at work?
Your teacher is losing patience?
You’re on thin ice.

👉 Meaning: in a risky situation where one more mistake could cause serious trouble.

“After missing three deadlines, he’s on thin ice with his manager.”

https://t.co/WUX6VNSCNU

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😳 Someone tries to trick you…

They suddenly change the price.
Or hide something in the small print.
They’re trying to pull a fast one.

👉 Meaning: to deceive someone in a sneaky way.

“The salesman tried to pull a fast one and charge me twice.”

https://t.co/qL362iXu0D

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😳 Someone tries to trick you…

They suddenly change the price.
Or hide something in the small print.
They’re trying to pull a fast one.

👉 Meaning: to deceive someone in a sneaky way.

“The salesman tried to pull a fast one and charge me twice.”

https://t.co/qL362iXu0D

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🧊 Idiom of the Day

One more mistake at work?
Your teacher is losing patience?
You’re on thin ice.

👉 Meaning: in a risky situation where one more mistake could cause serious trouble.

“After missing three deadlines, he’s on thin ice with his manager.”

https://t.co/WUX6VNSCNU

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Studying computer science in English? 👇

Do you really know the difference between
argument and parameter?
compile-time vs run-time error?
24 essential CS terms explained clearly.

👉 https://t.co/JxNcLL1rfb

#ComputerScience #LearnEnglish #CSStudent

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🔥 Idiom of the Day 👇

Green-eyed monster

Meaning: 👉 Jealousy or envy

Example:
“When my colleague got promoted, the green-eyed monster appeared.”
⚠️ Don’t use it for small jealousy — it suggests strong envy.

Originally from Shakespeare’s Othello

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