Special days of the year: Halloween All Saints Day

Special days of the year: Halloween All Saints Day   Halloween The history of Halloween goes all the way back to a pagan festival called Samhain. The word “Halloween” comes from ‘All Hallows’ Eve’ and means “hallowed...

“You will just have to MAKE DO.”

Do and Make grammar rules “You will just have to MAKE DO.” Make do is an idiom. Grammatically, it is a verb phrase, and it means to use what one has on hand or to persevere through non-ideal circumstances. For example, “We’ve lost a lot of supplies, but...

Many hands make light work

Many hands make light work phrase of hand: – a proverb or English saying a task is soon accomplished if several people help. Business English Word of the Week: Geschäftsenglisch Wort der Woche: Branch The noun branch refers to the local office or shop of a...

Sweet Fanny Adams

Sweet Fanny Adams Fanny Adams/ˌfanɪ ˈadəmz/ noun informal•British English plural noun: sweet Fanny Adams; noun: sweet Fanny Adams nothing at all. “I know sweet Fanny Adams about working in the Aeronautical industry.” a nautical term for tinned meat or...

Better late than never

Better late than never The phrase ‘Better Late than Never’ means that doing something late is better than not doing it at all. Sample Sentence: Example of Use: “Sorry I was late for the meeting today; I got stuck in traffic.” Answer:...