To Up sticks

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

Lampoon

Lampoon See below for the meaning of the word Lampoon. NOTE: Business English etc. can be found below the translation exercises. Translate the Text: Übersetzen: Susann, Nadin, Reiner, Heike, Simone and Andreas. Kannst du einen Apfelkuchen ohne Eier backen? Meine Katze...

“Blessed hand over fist.” “Making money hand over fist.

Blessed hand over fist. Making money hand over fist. I sometimes call my cat by my son’s name…   NOTE: Business English etc. can be found below the translation exercises. Translate the Text: Übersetzen: Susann, Nadin, Reiner, Heike, Simone und...

You can’t have your cake and eat it!

You can’t have your cake and eat it! Such a flaky idea……. NOTE: A ‘Flake’ is a mad/crazy/weird person in American slang.   NOTE: Business English etc. can be found below the translation exercises. Translate the Text: Übersetzen: Susann,...

That’s a given

That’s a given From the stable to the cross – from the first Christmas to the Cross – this is the real message of Christmas. There were no reindeer, no Santa Claus, no Father Christmas or Christmas trees with coloured lights. Yes, there were animals in the...