To put your best foot forward

To put your best foot forward   HOW TO KNOW WHEN YOU ARE MIDDLE-AGED. 1. You don’t understand what the young peasants are talking about. 2. Your eyes hurt to read Chaucer in Weak Candlelight. 3. You’ve come to hate rowdy taverns. 4. You constantly...

To spruce oneself up

To spruce oneself up to make someone or something cleaner and tidier or to improve his, her, or its appearance generally: For Example: “I thought I’d have a shave and generally spruce myself up for the interview.” spruced up; sprucing up; spruces up....

Practice makes perfect – Übung macht den Meister

Practice makes perfect – American slang = Dude. This means in plain language; “Forget it mate, I’m not going to sniff those dirty underpants!”   NOTE: Business English etc. can be found below the translation exercises. Translate the Text:...

Stuff this for a game of soldiers

Stuff this for a game of soldiers   What Rob didn’t know about Louie was that he had a phobia about guns and so he only had a water pistol in his hand… NOTE: Business English etc. can be found below the translation exercises. Translate the Text:...

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Hot off the Press Below are ‘The Three Stooges’ The Three Stooges were an American vaudeville and comedy team active from 1922 until 1970, best remembered for their 190 short-subject films by Columbia Pictures. Their hallmark styles were physical, farce,...