Here is another football-related idiom: move the goal posts “Our accountants had been working on several legal tax loopholes when the government suddenly moved the goal posts.” What does “moved the goal” posts mean? a) The government sued us. b) …
Questions: 1) The reporter said people are getting cars thanks to ‘sub-prime lending’. According to her, what is this? 0:22 2) How is this situation for the car dealer, Steve? 0:49 3) How did Steve describe the current situation? At …
The football-related idiom to run rings around someone, as in “He ran rings around the other applicants for the position” means: a) He performed much better than the other people b) He didn’t give clear information c) He lied d) …
As it’s world Cup time now, I’ve chosen an English idiom related to football: “Blow the whistle”. The pronoun form is “whistle-blower” What do you think it means? “After working for the company for several years, his conscience made him …
Questions: 1) The reporter opened with a comment that these people aren’t smoking – but what are they doing? 2) What was the purpose of the meter that he was breathing into, and that did the reading tell? 3) According …
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The summer solstice is the longest day of the year. Of course, Japan also has a summer solstice, but because the UK is much further north, the UK summer solstice is much longer, with sunrise around 4:30am, and sunset around …