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...

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, Faten, Rico, Heike, Simone and Frank. Kannst du einen Apfelkuchen ohne Eier backen? Meine Katze hat...

“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, Faten, Rico, Heike, Simone and Frank. Am...

You can’t have your cake and eat it!

You can’t have your cake and eat it! Such a flakey idea…….   NOTE: Business English etc. can be found below the translation exercises. Translate the Text: Übersetzen: Susann, Faten, Rico, Heike, Simone and Frank. FOOD: Let’s grab a bite! Two popular...

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...

To know the ropes

To know the ropes If you “know the ropes”, you know how a particular job or task should be done. Sample Sentence of the idiom “To know the ropes”: “The moment she got to know the ropes, there was no stopping her.” “To know the...