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Do you
know what these B + letters are:
B PLUS 1 the time before Christ BC
B PLUS 1 abbreviation for unpleasant bodily smells BO
B PLUS 2 a male child BOY
B PLUS 2 a container to carry things BAG
B PLUS 3 a very young child BABY
B PLUS 3 to start BEGIN
B PLUS 3 a group of musicians playing together BAND
B PLUS 4 the red liquid in the body BLOOD
B PLUS 5 a structure used to cross over something BRIDGE
B PLUS 5 the property of BELONG
B PLUS 6 a male sibling BROTHER
B PLUS 6 the flowers on a tree BLOSSOM
B PLUS 7 a house, office block, hotel BUILDING
B PLUS 7 Dividing line BOUNDARY
B PLUS 8 game played with a net,racquets and a
shuttlecock BADMINTON
B PLUS 8 not ugly BEAUTIFUL
B PLUS 9 a writer of other people's lives BIOGRAPHER
B PLUS 9 another name for an accountant BOOKKEEPER
B PLUS 10 the day or year, 200 years after a
particular event BICENTENARY
B PLUS 10 Complicated system of government BUREAUCRACY
to be like chalk and cheese
This idiom is normally used to describe two siblings (brothers and sisters) who
are not at all alike in terms of behavior.
The idiom refers to the different textures and tastes of chalk and cheese. they
are very different from each other.
to put something on ice
If you put something on ice then you could be doing one of two things:
- you could be delaying a plan to do something (you still want to do it, but
you have to put the plan back in time)
A few months ago one of my friends told me that he had decided to buy a new car
and so was saving money for the deposit.
Last week when I asked him if he had saved enough he told me, "I've put
the new car on ice for a few months. I can't afford it at the moment."
to
get something from the horse's mouth
If you say that you got some
information from the horse's mouth it means that you got it from the original
source. The information is not second-hand.
Mary: Hey, Sarah, I've heard that Mrs Jones is going to leave the company.
Sarah: Don't be silly. Mrs Jones loves her job. Who told you that?
Mary: I got it from the horse's mouth.
Business Idioms
across
the board- including
everyone or everything
The
computer company decided to give the workers an across-the-board increase in
their salary.
at
a loss-sell something
and lose money
We
were forced to sell the computers at a big loss.
bail
a company out-help or
rescue a company with financial problems.
The
government decided to bail out the failing bank in order to maintain stability
in the economy.
At the end of mass one Sunday a priest told
the congregation, "Next week, I plan to talk to you all about the sin of
lying. To help you understand my sermon, I would like you all to read Mark
17."
The following
Sunday, as he prepared to give the sermon, the priest asked, "Could those
of you who have read Mark 17 please raise your right hand?"
Everybody in
the church lifted their right hand.
The priest
smiled at this and said, "Thank you. Mark only has sixteen chapters. Now,
I will give my sermon on lying..."
Tongue Twisters
Nine nice
night nurses nursing nicely
Free from fog
to fight flu fast!
Tim, the thin
twin tinsmith
Five fat
friars frying fish
Where’s the big black bear, the big
black bug bit?
Discussion Topics
Man can become more powerful than
nature
Flats are
better than independent houses
