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Seven interesting English sports expressions and idioms

It’s amazing how many English idioms and expressions come from sports. All of the idioms and expressions below originated as sporting terms but nowadays we can hear them used to talk about a wide range of situations related to life and work. to reach the home straight Meaning: to be nearly finished doing something Example: …

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11th Friday Fun Quiz – Test your vocabulary!

It’s been a slightly different week to usual here at the World of Words. We’ve seen some great expressions from the news, had some tips for visual learners and seen seven great ‘catch’ expressions. Next week, we’ll have some tips for kinaesthetic learners and expressions with ‘get’. I wonder what the news will have in store for …

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There was some really interesting expressions in this article about Quentin Tarantino’s new movie on the BBC News website. I love his films so I’ll definitely go and see this one even though the reviews of it haven’t been very positive. The title of the film is also interesting because the second word ‘Basterds’ is …

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