Daily english with expression??! Lets check this out! :p

What is an expression?

An expression is something which we hear in a daily conversion :D. You are not find these expressions normally in textbooks but it is very important for us to know to understand the expression.

 

Let’s get hands on some of really really common expression.

1) TWENTY FOUR SEVEN
When someone says “twenty-four seven,” what they mean is, because there are 24 hours in a day and 7 days a week, is they mean every minute of every day. So an example is: “You can access this English chat room 24/7.” What it mean is, “You can access EnglishChat247.Com any minute of any day, all the time.”

2) GET THE BALL ROLLING
This expression means is to start something. If you were going to start a project and someone said, “Let’s get the ball rolling,” what they mean is, “Let’s start now.” This is pretty simple one, pretty straightforward. So, “Let’s get the ball rolling. Let’s start now.”

3) SICK AND TIRED
You don’t like it, You hate it!! You are fed up angry and bored because something unpleasant has been happening for too long
Examples:
+ I am sick and tired of trying to lose weight.
+ You’ve been giving me the same old excuses for months and I’m sick and tired of hearing them!

4) TAKE IT EASY

So if someone says to you, “I don’t have any plans this weekend. I think I’ll take it easy,” what they mean is “to rest and relax”.

5) LONG TIME NO SEE
It’s an English expression used as a greeting by people who have not seen each other for a while.
Example: you meet your old friend after many years seeing him you would greet him and say “HI! HOW ARE YOU LONG TIME NO
SEE”

6) I’M BROKE
A really common one. So “I’m broke” doesn’t actually mean you’re broken. It means you have no money. “I’m broke. I have no money.” This is really common expression that you’ll hear all the time.

7) BEAT AROUND THE BUSH
Deliberately not talking straight forward
Example: someone wants to tell you something but they are not sure how you would react… or how to say it. They might say things and try to make you guess or lead you to it yourself with phrases!!! So you tell them STOP BEATING AROUND THE BUSH and just get to the point

8) GIVE ME A HAND
So if someone says to you, “Do you want to give me a hand,” it means, “Do you want to help me?” So, for example, if somebody is carrying something and they say, “Oh, would you give me a hand,” they don’t want you to put out your hand. They want you to help them.”Would you give me a hand? Would you help me?”.

9) COME ON
It means:
Please
Hurry
Go faster
For example: Come on stop doing that.
Come on I only have few minutes before I must go.
Come on you can do it.

10) FAT CHANCE
Greater possibility-a sarcastic way of saying that there is no chance or a good chance of happening something
For example: There is a fat chance of our team wining as we performed really very well.

Source : englishchat247.com

Idioms In english.

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Idioms exist in every language. An idiom is a word or phrase that is not taken literally, like “bought the farm” has nothing to do with purchasing real estate, but refers to dying. Idiom also refers to a dialect or jargon of a group of people, either in a certain region or a group with common interests, like in science, music, art, or business.

Common Idioms

Some idioms are used by most people that speak English; others are used by a more select group.

Common idioms that refer to people include:

• A chip on your shoulder - means you are holding a grudge
• High as a kite - means you are drunk or on drugs
• Sick as a dog - means you are very ill

Idioms that refer to your actions would be:

• Rub someone the wrong way - meaning to annoy or bother
• Jump the gun - would mean to be doing something early
• Pay the piper - means you need to face the consequences of your actions

Some idioms use color words to convey other meanings. For example, there are several that use the word “blue:”

• “The blues” can refer to both a style of music and feeling sad.
• If something occurs rarely, it is said to happen “once in a blue moon”, because a blue moon is two full moons in one month, which doesn’t happen often.
• “Out of the blue” means something happens that was unexpected.  

Learning a Language with Idioms

Because of idioms, learning a language can be complicated. After you can conjugate verbs, and know a lot of words, you may still have difficulty speaking the language with native users.

This is partly due to the use of idioms and would also depend of which region of a country you were in. Idiom usage is not just regional, but also varies according to people’s interests and social groups.

The best way to pick up on the meaning of certain idioms would be to converse with people and ask them for a clarification of the idiom if you are not clear about the idiom they used. There are also sites on the Internet which will help explain the meaning of idioms. 

Source : examples.yourdictionary.com

Daily English ( Improve your writing )

Daily English

How to improve your writing

Writing well in English can be a really useful skill to develop. Increasingly web-based communication for international business is done in English and much of that includes things like writing emails, reports and sending text messages.

Improving your writing in English can be challenging, especially if you don’t have a teacher to help you, but luckily there are some free web-based digital tool that can help you.

In this task we'll be looking at how you can use https://www.languagetool.org/ to help you.

Task

For this task you can use any existing text that you have written and see how you can improve it.

Improving your vocabulary

One tool that most good writers use is a thesaurus. This can help you to develop your vocabulary while you improve your writing. You can access the Macmillan Online Dictionary and Thesaurus for free at: http://www.macmillandictionary.com/

Just type in some of the words you are using in your text and you can check the to see what other words have a similar meaning. You can also check the pronunciation of the words. Just click on the speaker icon and you’ll be able to hear the word.

Finding and correcting errors

Of course it’s also important to get some feedback on your writing once you have finished it. LanguageTool https://www.languagetool.org/  is a free website you can use to check your spelling and grammar. 

Just copy and paste your text into the field and then click on ‘Check Text’.

The sites grammar errors in yellow. 

Click on the the highlighted word and you’ll see a suggestion for how to correct the error. You can then either use the correction, ignore it or find a link to check the grammar rule.

Once you’ve finished checking through your work you can simply copy and paste it back into your original document.

Using a tools like these regularly will help you to improve your English as well as developing your vocabulary and helping you to feel more confident about your written communication skills.  

Source :englishchat247.com

Idiom! ( Miss the boat )

Today's Idiom

"Miss the boat"

(Kehilangan kesempatan)

Selain dapat diartikan secara harafiah "ketinggalan kapal", ungkapan idiomatik "miss the boat" kebanyakan juga dapat diartikan menjadi "kehilangan kesempatan untuk melakukan/memperoleh sesuatu karena terlalu lama bertindak". 

Contoh:

The sale ended yesterday and I really missed the boat to get a lower price.

(Obralnya berakhir kemarin dan saya benar-benar kehilangan kesempatan untuk mendapatkan harga yang lebih rendah.)

Source : @LineDictionary

Idiom! ( See eye to eye )

Today's Idiom

"See eye to eye"

(Sepakat)

Ketika kamu sepakat/setuju dengan seseorang dalam hal tertentu, ungkapan "see eye to eye" dapat kamu jadikan pilihan untuk mengungkapkannya. 

Contoh:

I'm so glad we see eye to eye on a lot of things.

(Saya sangat gembira kita sepakat dalam banyak hal.) 

Source : @LineDictionary