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This is not only for students of English. On the contrary, it's made for anyone interested in idioms and a quiz to go along with it. It's over the heads of most English learners, but that's not the point. The ones who are really good at quizzes will find the idiom! Everyone else will simply click on the answer button, or on the button giving more complete information, such as this for the cartoon above:
Idiom: ON A ROLL
Meaning: To be very successful over a period of time
Usage: Informal, spoken general English
Origin: Gambling ? rolling dice as in craps. When you continually roll winning combinations. Also based on the idea that an object in motion continues in motion.
Sample Sentence: The hot dog couldn?t shut up; he was really on a roll!
The mind blowing aspect for me was to see that both the literal and figurative meanings were illustrated, and that a multiple choice quiz is even provided. This would help teachers in classes where everyone is stumped.
There's also a Hint button for generating more classroom activity.
Hats off to Andrew and Andy.
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Andrew and Andy - Rolls off the Tongue
Rolls off the Tongue
Thanks to The English Blog, I discovered an excellent site which deserves additional observations.
The idea is simple and inspired. Look at a cartoon, and then try to figure out which idiom is illustrated by it.
Instead of looking for existing pictures to illustrate meaning like I am constantly doing, the site is made by 2 artists who make original drawings, which are a lot of fun in themselves.
Thanks to The English Blog, I discovered an excellent site which deserves additional observations.
The idea is simple and inspired. Look at a cartoon, and then try to figure out which idiom is illustrated by it.
Instead of looking for existing pictures to illustrate meaning like I am constantly doing, the site is made by 2 artists who make original drawings, which are a lot of fun in themselves.
This is not only for students of English. On the contrary, it's made for anyone interested in idioms and a quiz to go along with it. It's over the heads of most English learners, but that's not the point. The ones who are really good at quizzes will find the idiom! Everyone else will simply click on the answer button, or on the button giving more complete information, such as this for the cartoon above:
Meaning: To be very successful over a period of time
Usage: Informal, spoken general English
Origin: Gambling ? rolling dice as in craps. When you continually roll winning combinations. Also based on the idea that an object in motion continues in motion.
Sample Sentence: The hot dog couldn?t shut up; he was really on a roll!
The mind blowing aspect for me was to see that both the literal and figurative meanings were illustrated, and that a multiple choice quiz is even provided. This would help teachers in classes where everyone is stumped.
There's also a Hint button for generating more classroom activity.
Hats off to Andrew and Andy.
- 10 Common English Idioms You Should Know
If you?ve been learning English for very long, then you have heard some idioms. You may understand the individual words, but you don?t understand how they work together. Idioms are strange like that. An idiom is an expression, word, or phrase that has...
- Mastering English Slang And Idioms
Good students of English can know all the English words there are to know, yet still feel like a fish out of water if they don't take the time to master English slang and idioms. Now pause from reading this for just a few seconds. Did you notice...
- 40 Brilliant Idioms That Simply Can't Be Translated Into English
By Helene Batt and Kate Torgovnick May It?s a piece of cake. You can?t put lipstick on a pig. Why add fuel to the fire? Idioms are those phrases that mean more than the sum of their words. As our Open Translation Project volunteers translate...
- 10 Most Common Idioms In English
As a learner of English, the best way to understand common idioms is to memorize their meanings from the standpoint of a native speaker. We?ve listed the 10 most common idioms in English and their actual meanings. 1. Piece of cake ? No, when someone...
- How To Learn Idioms And Speak Like A Native....?
GUYS,,, What's Up? We hope you are having a good day today. When we meet my friends, that's what we say: "What's Up?" Of course, this phrase means "Hello, how are you?" "What's Up" is a very common and very easy idiom. An idiom...