Crocodile Tears

Crocodile Tears Crocodile tears: An insincere display of grief, as in: Sample Sentence: “When the play’s star broke her leg, her understudy wept crocodile tears.” (eine Zweitbesetzung). This term comes from the mistaken notion that crocodiles weep...

Catnap

Catnap A catnap is a short sleep, usually one which you have during the day. [informal] Synonyms: doze, sleep, nap, kip [British, slang] There are more English Synonyms of the word catnap. For example: To have a Nap/a Kip in the afternoon. To have a lie down in the...

Going back to Blighty!

Going back to Blighty! Special words = Besondere Worte: Although schmuck is considered an obscene term in Yiddish, it has become a common American idiom for “jerk” or “idiot”. It can be taken as offensive, however, by some Jews, particularly...

It’s raining cats and dogs

It’s raining cats and dogs Idiom of the day: Redewendung des Tages: “It’s raining cats and dogs” – this idiom is probably the best-known idiom and simply means that it is raining a lot. The English idiom “it is raining cats and dogs”, used to describe...

Vocabulary of Contracts: Verträge

Vocabulary of Contracts: Verträge   NOTE: Business English, etc. can be found below the Contracts Vocabulary.   The Vocabulary of Contracts: Wortschatz für Verträge: Acceptance of the offer The unconditional acceptance of an offer forms the contract. It may...