English idioms and collocations with ‘hit’:
hit a nerve
hit on someone
hit rock bottom
hit someone for six
hit the books
hit the ceiling
hit the ground running
hit the hay
hit the headlines
hit the nail on the head
smash hit (song)
Sep 02
English idioms and collocations with ‘hit’:
hit a nerve
hit on someone
hit rock bottom
hit someone for six
hit the books
hit the ceiling
hit the ground running
hit the hay
hit the headlines
hit the nail on the head
smash hit (song)
Jul 23
A teacher teaches students.
A student learns from their teacher.
INCORRECT: the teacher learns the student.
May 23
Remember or remind?
Tom remembers something (by himself)
Jane reminds Tom to do something and Tom then remembers
May 09
British Dialects: “Scone” /skɒn/ or /skəʊn/
(via University of Cambridge)
Please have a look at the below map that shows how likely it is for people in parts of the UK to pronounce “scone” (type of cake) as if it rhymes with “gone” /skɒn/:
Read this article for more details.
Mar 20
Mar 05
Borrower: I need money. Can I borrow money from you? Can you lend me money?
Lender: I can lend you money. You can borrow money from me.
Feb 19
Visual vocabulary: pedals in British cars (by Chris)
Feb 08
A visual about traffic lights (the British English name) and please be careful about the colour amber (not yellow):