For example:
Michael: Did you have fun at the wedding?
Dan: Oh, yeah. I had a ball.
This "ball" is probably not the one used in playing sports. A ball is also an old-fashioned party where formally dressed people dance.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
HAVE A BALL
When you have a ball, you have a lot of fun/enjoy yourself very much.
For example:
Michael: Did you have fun at the wedding?
Dan: Oh, yeah. I had a ball.
This "ball" is probably not the one used in playing sports. A ball is also an old-fashioned party where formally dressed people dance.
For example:
Michael: Did you have fun at the wedding?
Dan: Oh, yeah. I had a ball.
This "ball" is probably not the one used in playing sports. A ball is also an old-fashioned party where formally dressed people dance.
The English Language Institute (ELI) offers an exciting and innovative academic program for students learning English as a second language. Our course of study is designed to challenge and engage students. Students are immersed in the language, culture, and the ethnicity of New York City.
Monday, October 21, 2013
It’s Anyone’s Call
It’s anyone’s call is an idiom which means that the result or outcome is difficult to judge or predict in a game, contest or election.
The English Language Institute (ELI) offers an exciting and innovative academic program for students learning English as a second language. Our course of study is designed to challenge and engage students. Students are immersed in the language, culture, and the ethnicity of New York City.
Monday, October 14, 2013
CRACK ME UP
If something cracks you up, it makes you laugh suddenly and very hard.
To crack means to break, like a vase or a glass. Do you ever laugh so much that you feel you might crack?
To crack means to break, like a vase or a glass. Do you ever laugh so much that you feel you might crack?
The English Language Institute (ELI) offers an exciting and innovative academic program for students learning English as a second language. Our course of study is designed to challenge and engage students. Students are immersed in the language, culture, and the ethnicity of New York City.
Saturday, October 5, 2013
MY CUP OF TEA
"CUP OF TEA" is something that someone enjoys or does really well.
It is an idiom often used in the negative sense:
I don't like playing cards. It's not my cup of tea.
It is an idiom often used in the negative sense:
I don't like playing cards. It's not my cup of tea.
The English Language Institute (ELI) offers an exciting and innovative academic program for students learning English as a second language. Our course of study is designed to challenge and engage students. Students are immersed in the language, culture, and the ethnicity of New York City.
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