Saturday, 8 March 2014

Colours - 'Red' Idioms



Like a red rug to a bull: something that infuriates somebody.



Catch somebody red-handed: catch a person in the act of doing something.



Get/give somebody the red carpet treatment: very special treatment.



Red-letter day: an important day.



Be in the red: be in debt.



Not worth a red cent: be worthless.



Be out of the red: be out of debt.



Paint the town red: have a wild celebration.



Red herring: a piece of information or suggestion introduced to draw attention from the real facts of a situation.



Be red in the face: be embarrassed.



Be as red as a beetroot: be very red.



Red tape: bureaucracy



See red: be or make somebody angry.



Red-hot: highly excited, furious.



Red ensign/duster: red flag with the union flag in one corner used by the British merchant ships.



Red meat: beef and mutton.



Red flag: symbol of danger or revolution.



Red light district:  area with houses of ill fame.



Red head: person having red hair.                         



Red coat: British soldier (old use)



Red breast: robin



To show the red card:  to be dismissed from your job.


                                 

Fashion Vocabulary-T-shirts!


Tuesday, 4 March 2014

Shrove Tuesday

Today is Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day as it is called in the UK.
Here is a very helpful explanation of this UK tradition by Larissa's Languages.


Saturday, 11 January 2014

How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes: Lessons in Mindfulness and Creativity from the Great Detective

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“A man’s brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose.”

Click HERE to read the article 

LONDON - Live the Slanguage

For people visiting London - a quick guide to the slanguage (it's polite don't worry!)

Press HERE to watch the video

Going to school