Ekaterina Khorunzaya

EFL Teacher

[The Guardian @guardian]

Boris Johnson’s ‘freedom day’ isolation tells us the virus is everywhere | Polly Toynbee https://t.co/powRZTZJKW

[The Independent @Independent]

American kids ‘start using British words and accents’ after watching so much Peppa Pig https://t.co/gtmw8x3BU8

[Ekaterina Khorunzaya @kapesol]

@blogdecristina @eoi_osona Thank YOU, Cristina for sharing so many inspiring ideas and, above all, for your extraordinary enthusiasm.

[English Idioms @English_idioms9]

Translation training.. Translate this sentence into Arabic 👇

[EOI Teacher @Herminio_EOI]

#proverbs
✔ Too many cooks spoil the broth

》If too many people are doing the same task at the same time, they may spoil it.

▪︎We are a good team and we don't need any more help with our project.Too many cooks spoil the broth.

#ESL #English #LearnEnglish #idioms #inglés

[EOI Teacher @Herminio_EOI]

✔ To leave someone out in the cold

》To deliberately ignore someone and not include them in an activity.

▪︎We should tell Joe about our plans, we can't leave him out in the cold.
▪︎Then I realised I'd been left out in the cold.

#ESL #English #LearnEnglish #idioms #inglés

[The Britannica Dictionary @EBDictionary]

Idiom: get your foot in the door 🦶🏽

= to make the first step toward a goal by gaining entry into an organization, a career, etc.

He took a job as a secretary to get his foot in the door.

https://t.co/PCulK1Muvj #LearnEnglish #ESL #EFL #ELL #TESOL #TOEFL #Idioms

[Idiom Land @idiomland]

Hello guys! 😃 Our #idiom of the day is “Over the Moon”, which means “very happy or delighted.”

#english #idioms #overthemoon #veryhappy

[Sky News @SkyNews]

After 10 years as Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow is stepping down.

Read more about his last #PMQs here 👉 https://t.co/1u5FpgiCA7

[EOI Teacher @Herminio_EOI]

✔ To be tight-lipped
/ˌtaɪtˈlɪpt/
》(informal) To refuse to talk openly or share details about someone or something.

▪︎We don't know anything about Joe's new girlfriend, he has been really tight-lipped about her.

#ESL #English #LearnEnglish #TESOL #inglés #idioms

[Phrasal Cards @phrasalcards]

Have a nice day!

#humor

[EOI Teacher @Herminio_EOI]

✔ Top-notch
(informal)
》Of the highest quality.
》Excellent.

▪︎We stayed at a top-notch hotel.

▪︎The new restaurant next to the post office is really top-notch.

#ESL #English #LearnEnglish #TESOL #idioms #inglés #TEFL

[Idiom Land @idiomland]

Hello! Our #idiom of the day is “Let the cat out of the bag”, which means “to reveal a secret or a surprise by accident.”

#english #idioms #letthecatoutofthebag

[English Idioms (now also on Threads!) @EnglishIdioms4U]

NOT WORTH THE CANDLE (UK): insignificant, not important enough to deal with, not worth the effort. I could paint my car, but it's already badly rusted—it's not worth the candle.

[The Britannica Dictionary @EBDictionary]

Idiom: be pushing up daisies 🌼

= to be dead

We'll all be pushing up daisies by the time the government balances the budget.

https://t.co/m4N3MMv49e #ESL #EFL #ELL #TEFL #TESOL #Idioms #LearnEnglish

[The Britannica Dictionary @EBDictionary]

Idiom: look a gift horse in the mouth 🐴

= to look in a critical way at something that has been given to you

I noticed the guitar wasn't made of real wood, but I didn't say anything because you shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth.

https://t.co/3H0sW91zya #ESL #EFL #ELL

[ElInglésEsRockNRoll - BBadEnglish @BreakBadEnglish]

We #English speakers have so many misgivings about our own tongue that, when we want to come across as sharp or posh, we speak French.

Ex:
We Anglophones possess such low esteem for our parlance that, when we desire to sound intelligent or elegant, we employ the #French lexicon.

[Blog de Cristina @blogdecristina]

The weekly post is up. Content might be boring but highly effective.
https://t.co/KamJpCulrI #confusingwords #vocabulary #falsefriends

[The Britannica Dictionary @EBDictionary]

Idiom: bring home the bacon 🥓

= to earn the money that is needed to live

The couple worked hard all week to bring home the bacon for their family.

https://t.co/FHBzWLNdvZ #ESL #EFL #ELL #TEFL #TESOL #Idioms #LearnEnglish