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If you speak English at work, you have probably come across idioms on many occasions. Idioms are those little phrases that have a special meaning which is different to the meaning of the individual words in that phrase. They are very common among high-level English speakers and some are often used specifically in business situations. […]
Spring is the season for new life. Here at Intrepid English, we are eagerly awaiting the arrival of a bundle of joy in the form of my little niece who is due to be born this Easter week. In English, we have several idioms related to babies and children. Here are some of the most common baby idioms […]
Music is an essential part of life. It influences our culture, our fashion and our language. There are too many music-related idioms in the English language to cover in one blog post, so here are five of the most common musical idioms. Try to use them all in your English conversations this week. 1. Music to my ears […]
Did you know that there are more than 25,000 idiomatic phrases in English? Idioms are used in everyday language to add fluency and description to a sentence. They can be difficult for English learners to understand because the meaning of the idiom often has nothing to do with the individual words within the idiom. For instance, when […]
How many times have you been listening to a colleague speaking English and heard a word or phrase which doesn’t seem to fit into the conversation? Hi Bob, how are you today? Great thanks, Hiroko, but it’s raining cats and dogs outside today, isn’t it? If you would walk away from this conversation thinking […]