Cost an arm and a leg: meaning and use
Describe a high price in conversation. Practice cost and paid, past and present forms, and more neutral ways to discuss money.
Study this idiomEnglish idioms in everyday situations
Learn what an idiom means, when it fits, and how to use it naturally. Check your understanding with examples and practice.
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Work and cooperation
Describe experience and opportunities, then use expressions for shared understanding and helping someone.
Cost and comparison
Compare choices and describe the time or money they need.
Everyday reactions
Start a conversation, agree with an accurate comment and describe an easy task.
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Hit the nail on the head: meaning and use
Recognize an accurate comment or explanation. Practice the fixed phrase, verb forms and useful ways to agree or qualify your agreement.
Study this idiomA piece of cake: meaning and use
Describe a task that feels very easy. Practice full sentences, short replies, negative forms and considerate ways to talk about difficulty.
Study this idiomBreak the ice: meaning and use
Talk about helping people feel comfortable at a first meeting. Practice the idiom, past forms, purpose clauses and natural conversation examples.
Study this idiomOn the same page: sharing an understanding
Use on the same page to check a shared plan or understanding. Practice the sentence patterns, clarify a misunderstanding and choose a plain alternative.
Study this idiomGive someone a hand: asking for and offering help
Ask for help with give someone a hand. Practice requests, offers, task patterns and past forms, and distinguish helping from applauding.
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