English Slang of the Week ( British Slang)

 

English Grammar

                                               

                                             Prepositions of Time

AT- Specific Time

-         At 5 o’clock

-         At the moment

-         At noon

-         At dinnertime

-         At lunchtime

-         At dinner

ON – Days and Dates

-         On Monday

-         On Saturday

-         On my birthday

-         On January 1^st

-         On New Year’s Eve

IN – Years, Months, Seasons

-         In 1991

-         In March

-         In the summer

-         In the next century

-         In the winter

 

In VS Into

In: Already inside

Use ‘in’ when something is already inside a place or thing.

Example: The cat is in the box.

Think of “in” as being about the location.

 

Into: Moving from outside to inside.

Use ‘into’ when something is moving from outside to inside.

Example: The cat jumped into the box.

Think of “into” as being about movement. 

English Expressions

 Midas touch

-        This idiom comes from the story of King Midas, who turned everything he touched into gold. It’s used to say that someone is very successful in their business ventures and has an easy time making money.

 

Butter up

-        To be very kind or friendly to someone or try to please someone, so that the person will do what you want them to do.

Hold your horses

-        Wait a moment   

Heart in your mouth

-        Extremely frightened or anxious

State of the art

-        The most recent stage in the development of a product, incorporating the newest technology, ideas and features.

Go with the flow

-        To go with the flow is to allow things to happen and accept them as they are, like a leaf floating along on the surface of a river.

Get into deep water

-        Being in deep water means you are in a tricky situation that is hard to escape.

- For Eg: He got into deep water when he borrowed a lot of money from a loan shark.

Castle in the sky

-        This one sounds a bit like something from a fairytale, which makes sense since it is a daydream or hope that’s not like to come true. Building castles in the sky refers to fantasizing about an unrealistic future. 

English for Daily Use

                                                                                                          Useful Sentences for Daily Use

Let me see.

Just call me.

How are you?

I will text you.

Don’t be silly.

I don’t know.

I am in trouble.

Drop me at home.

Do come again.

I will text you.

How is it going?

Don’t abuse him.

Are you coming?

Use your brain.

What is going on?

Where were you?

It doesn’t matter.

Nice to meet you.

Nice meeting with you.