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. 

Other Words to say Small & Big

 

Writing Tips Opposite Words in English: Grow Your Vocabulary With Antonyms

 Writing Tips

Opposite Words in English: Grow Your Vocabulary With Antonyms

Does your vocabulary need a boost? After losing a game or two of Scrabble, you may find yourself wishing your linguistic library had more flavor.

Fortunately, it’s pretty simple to expand your vocabulary by focusing on words you already know and learning their opposites! Opposite words, or antonyms are complementary threads that add depth, contrast, and nuance to our words and ideas. From simple dichotomies like light and dark to the more complex interplay of freedom and constraint, antonyms are essential building blocks that shape our competence in communicating.

In a world where yes and no collide, where up meets down, and where lines blur between good and bad, understanding opposites isn’t just important—it’s the secret handshake in mastering the art of language.

Let’s uncover the ins and outs of opposite words, so you can harness the clear and contradictory power of antonyms in next blog.

AUTHOR

Dr L Suresh

Assistant Professor of English

Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science

Coimbatore - 641020

Contact: 9944138137

e-mail ID: sureshenglit@rmv.ac.in

English capitalization rules

 

English capitalization rules:

What are the English capitalization rules?

The English capitalization rules require that the first letter of certain words is capitalized. Specifically, the pronoun I, the first word of a sentence, and proper nouns like names are capitalized.

What words need to be capitalized?

Some proper nouns can also be common nouns, so it’s difficult to know how to capitalize them. Generally, always capitalize the names of people, places, titles of works, nationalities, languages, institutions like companies, historical eras, days, months, holidays, initials, and acronyms.

AUTHOR

Dr L Suresh

Assistant Professor of English

Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science

Coimbatore - 641020

Contact: 9944138137

e-mail ID: sureshenglit@rmv.ac.in