Strike while the iron is hot

Strike while the iron is hot NOTE: Business English etc. can be found below the translation exercises. Translate the Text: Übersetzen: Susann, Faten, Rico, Heike, Simone and Frank. Fünf, zwei, eins, vier. Meine Enkelin hat vier Katzen. Die Sieben, Die 7. Ich esse...

VAMOOSE

VAMOOSE means to depart hurriedly. SAMPLE SENTENCE One thief said to another, “Heh mate! We’d better vamoose before we’re caught.” NOTE: Business English etc. can be found below the translation exercises.   Translate the Text: Übersetzen:...

“A watched pot never boils.”

“A watched pot never boils.” said to mean that if you wait and watch anxiously to see something happen, it will seem to take a very long time, or it will not happen at all. This strategy is doomed from the start because it is far too public: ‘a watched pot never...

To take a Gander

To take a Gander (idiomatic) “To take a Gander” means to take a look; to check or examine. Synonyms: have a look, take a look.  Sample Sentence: “They all went to the city to take a gander at the new sports stadium that had opened there.” NOTE:...

To Up sticks

To Up sticks British, informal. : to pack up one’s belongings and move to a different place. “They upped sticks and left for the countryside.” The above was posted on FaceBook, where the so-called ‘Fact Checkers’ have now been found out...