Yes, the English drink a lot of tea! Here are few expressions:
It’s not my cup of tea : ce n’est pas ma tasse de thé
I wouldn’t do it for all the tea in China: this one isn’t used very much these days (rien ne pourrait me persuader)
as good as a chocolate teapot : quelque chose [...]
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Look at the following idioms about money. Which one is the best one to go into the sentences below?
Feel the pinch
Tighten your belt
Make ends meet
Down the drain
On a shoestring
In the red
Select the correct idiom to complete the following sentences:
1.When you are unemployed, it’s difficult to ______________________ on such a low income.
2.Public spending is too high. [...]
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Cats have lived with humans for thousands of years, originally to control rodents like mice and rats, but more recently just as companions. As a result, there are many idioms and proverbs with cats. Animal idioms are hard to translate, though, because different nationalities have different views on the world around them. In French, I [...]
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This expression is the equivalent of the French, “une bouffée d’air frais”. The video shows a somewhat literal interpretation of the expression; it can be used in a more idiomatic way, especially about people or procedures:
“We’re so glad to have a new manager, she’s like a breath of fresh air” (things have changed for the [...]
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