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    Category: Idioms

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    Dog Idioms

    Welcome to this blog post on dog idioms! If youโ€™re a fan of English idioms, and if you have ever been to the UK, then…

    Kate November 26, 2020
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    Everyday Business Idioms

    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…

    Lorraine October 29, 2020
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    Music Idioms

    Music is an essential part of life. It influences our culture, our fashion and, of course, our language. There are too many music-related idioms in…

    Lorraine September 8, 2020
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    Cat Idioms

    Idioms are everywhere in the English language, and there are plenty of animal-related idioms out there. With their nine lives, all-seeing eyes and ability to…

    Kate August 3, 2020
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    Baby Idioms

    We are delighted to announce the arrival of the latest member of the Intrepid English family; our wonderful teacher, Jen, has given birth to a…

    Lorraine June 5, 2020
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    Everyday Business Idioms – Part 2

    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…

    Lorraine May 28, 2020
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    House and Home Idioms – Part 3

    Welcome to the third and final instalment of this blog post mini-series on ‘house and home’ related idioms. Make sure to check out parts one and…

    Kate May 13, 2020
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    House and Home Idioms – Part 2

    Welcome to part two of this House and Home Idioms mini-series. In the first part of the series, I introduced five common idioms based around…

    Kate May 8, 2020
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    House and home idioms

    House and Home Idioms – Part 1

    Learning to understand and use idioms is a vital part of becoming fluent in English. Inspired by the current climate this blog post focuses on…

    Kate April 29, 2020
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    Water Idioms

    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…

    Lorraine March 4, 2020
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