What you do is more important and appreciated than what you say or promise to do.
Posted in: ProverbsWednesday, June 2, 2010
[Proverb] Actions speak louder than words
What you do is more important and appreciated than what you say or promise to do.
Posted in: Proverbs[Idiom] Ring a bell
If you say that something rings a bell, you mean it sounds familiar, or it causes you to remember something but not very clearly.
e.g. "Linda! No, sorry, this name doesn't ring any bells"
Posted in: Idioms
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
[Proverb] The apple doesn't fall far from the tree
A child grows up to be very similar to his/her parents in the way they act or in their physical abilities.
Posted in: Proverbs[Idiom] Get cold feet
to suddenly hesitate and become too frightened to do something you had planned to do and to be unsure whether you want to do it or not.
e.g. "I was going to tell him about my decision but I got cold feet"
Posted in: Idioms
Monday, May 31, 2010
Sunday, May 30, 2010
[Tip] However and Nevertheless
Both however and nevertheless are sentence connectors. They are used to convey the same unexpected result; but we can't always use them as synonyms. see more
Examples:
We disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed.
She wished they would be less loud, nevertheless could not help being amused.
Although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it.
The first part was easy; the second, however, took hours.
Quiz- However and Nevertheless: http://www.connect2esl.com/main/activities/however_nevertheless1.htm
[Idiom] Swim against the tide
To do things in an unusual manner.
e.g. "He always seems to waste his energy swimming against the tide."
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