Words & Sayings of the Day from English Club
- own upIf you own up to something, you admit that you've done something wrong or made a mistake. ... read more
- Neither a borrower nor a lender beDo not borrow things. Do not lend things. ... read more
- lingolanguage, dialect ... read more
- go through the motionsYou go through the motions when you do something without putting any real effort or thought into it. ... read more
- impose onIf you impose something on someone, you force them to accept it even if they don't want to. ... read more
- Let sleeping dogs lieDon't restart an old argument or conflict. ... read more
- gob (1)mouth ... read more
- a question of timeYou can say "it's only a question of time" before saying what you think will happen in the future. ... read more
- fruitan offensive, derogatory word for a gay man, or a male homosexual ... read more
- read between the linesWhen you read between the lines you try to understand what someone implies, but doesn't openly state, when they say ... read more
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If you own up to something, you admit that you've done something wrong or made a mistake. ... read more
Do not borrow things. Do not lend things. ... read more
language, dialect ... read more
You go through the motions when you do something without putting any real effort or thought into it. ... read more
If you impose something on someone, you force them to accept it even if they don't want to. ... read more
Don't restart an old argument or conflict. ... read more
mouth ... read more
You can say "it's only a question of time" before saying what you think will happen in the future. ... read more
an offensive, derogatory word for a gay man, or a male homosexual ... read more
When you read between the lines you try to understand what someone implies, but doesn't openly state, when they say ... read more
Funny Quote of the Day (Brainy Quote)
- Imelda Marcos"I did not have three thousand pairs of shoes, I had one thousand and sixty." ... read more
- Dan Quayle"I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the future." ... read more
- Dan Rather"Never eat spinach just before going on the air." ... read more
- Will Durant"Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance." ... read more
- Mary Roberts Rinehart"I never saw a lawyer yet who would admit he was making money." ... read more
- Calvin Coolidge"I have never been hurt by what I have not said." ... read more
- Herbert Spencer"A jury is composed of twelve men of average ignorance." ... read more
- Kin Hubbard"A loafer always has the correct time." ... read more
- Fred Allen"I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me." ... read more
- Bob Hope"If I have to lay an egg for my country, I'll do it." ... read more
"I did not have three thousand pairs of shoes, I had one thousand and sixty." ... read more
"I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the future." ... read more
"Never eat spinach just before going on the air." ... read more
"Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance." ... read more
"I never saw a lawyer yet who would admit he was making money." ... read more
"I have never been hurt by what I have not said." ... read more
"A jury is composed of twelve men of average ignorance." ... read more
"A loafer always has the correct time." ... read more
"I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me." ... read more
"If I have to lay an egg for my country, I'll do it." ... read more