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It was supposed to rain all day today, but fortunately the weather cleared up, so I went for a walk this afternoon. While I …

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It's easy for students to mistake the difference between the words "because" and "so."

"Because" and "so" both mean the …

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To say something is "food for thought" means that it is an interesting idea, and is worth thinking about.

Here's an examp…

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The idiom "on the other hand" is used to make a point that opposes or contrasts an previous point. The pattern is often:

[G…

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To put something off means to wait until later to do it, or delay doing it. This idiom is usually used with the nuance of pro…

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"Worth" literally means value. When you say something is "worth it," or "worth the money," or "worth your time," you mea…

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"-ish" is a suffix (word ending) that is used in casual, informal English to mean "around ___", "kind of ____" or "approx…

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To end up doing something, or to wind up doing something, means to do the final thing in a series of actions.

For example:

"…

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I hear a lot of my students say things like:

"My family presented me flowers for my birthday."

But in the case of receiving …

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My wife and I just saw The Martian in Sakuragicho. I thought it was pretty great, and definitely Ridley Scott's best movi…

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