Hey, great for your English! A music website with the name of an idiom "The Bee's Knees
A music information archive" -- Check it out...
And by the way, do you know what the idiom the bee's knees means?
Monday, February 28, 2005
Insect Idioms
Here are a few Idioms connected with insects...
The bee's knees
...someone who thinks they are very clever and important...More detail here.
Ex. With her first class honors degree and job with the UN, she thinks she's the bee's knees.
A fly in the ointment
...a difficulty which prevents total enjoyment
Ex. The only fly in the ointment is that Sue can't drive.
No flies on someone
...said of someone who is alert and clever, not easy to deceive
Ex. There are no flies on Jacob, he is fully aware of all aspects of the operation.
A busy bee
...someone who enjoys being busy or active
Ex. She's a busy bee, if there's a job to do, she just has to get on with it.
Have a bee in your bonnet
...be obsessed with something
Ex. She's got a bee in her bonnet about eating raw fish to stay fit and healthy.
The bee's knees
...someone who thinks they are very clever and important...More detail here.
Ex. With her first class honors degree and job with the UN, she thinks she's the bee's knees.
A fly in the ointment
...a difficulty which prevents total enjoyment
Ex. The only fly in the ointment is that Sue can't drive.
No flies on someone
...said of someone who is alert and clever, not easy to deceive
Ex. There are no flies on Jacob, he is fully aware of all aspects of the operation.
A busy bee
...someone who enjoys being busy or active
Ex. She's a busy bee, if there's a job to do, she just has to get on with it.
Have a bee in your bonnet
...be obsessed with something
Ex. She's got a bee in her bonnet about eating raw fish to stay fit and healthy.
Monday Music Mania - Hip Hop and Broadway -- Like a raisin in the sun
Check out this article, hip hop star P Diddy makes his Braodway debut --
it's a mixed reception.
What do you think? Is it a good idea for artists to try other venues? How many music stars do you know who have tried acting? Does it work the other way better -- actors who try music?
it's a mixed reception.
What do you think? Is it a good idea for artists to try other venues? How many music stars do you know who have tried acting? Does it work the other way better -- actors who try music?
Monday Music Mania -- Test your Music knowledge
How much do you know about musical instruments? Try taking
this quiz!
this quiz!
Sunday, February 27, 2005
What can I do to improve my English outside the classroom?
Here are some good tips for improving your English outside the classroom...but, really, is there a place "outside" the classsroom when it comes to learning English? Someone famous (I forget) once said that life is a dictionary...
What do you do outside the classsroom? Share your personal tips...do tell!
What do you do outside the classsroom? Share your personal tips...do tell!
Check out monthly events in Warsaw!
Got nothing to do today? Check out a new monthly events calendar...have a good one!
Do you use grammar properly? It depends...
How's your English grammar? This BBC article examines the issue, making some interesting points: "Suggesting that only Standard English forms are correct is like saying that you shouldn't differentiate between formal and informal situations. "
Listen to British Prose & Poetry
If you have the right set-up, you can listen to someBritish Prose and Poetry...one of my favorites Blake's The Tyger..enjoy!
What's your favorite British poem?
What's your favorite British poem?
World Book Day 2005 (March 3)
Don't forget, on March 3rd -- World Book Day 2005...reading books in English (or any language) is an excellent way to expand your vocabulary...
Monday, February 21, 2005
Do you know? (2/21)
Do you know how much the human brain weighs? Does the female brain weigh more/less then the male brain? Does this difference actually make a difference or not? Please share your comments (in english, of course)...
Saturday, February 19, 2005
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