Phrase of the Week: ‘To have a bone to pick with someone’

Phrase of the Week: ‘To have a bone to pick with someone’

The phrase ‘to have a bone to pick with someone’ can be used when you have a disagreement to discuss with someone.

Phrase of the Week: ‘To cut corners’

Phrase of the Week: ‘To cut corners’

‘To cut corners’ means to do something badly or cheaply.

Foodie Friday: Riko’s Sweet Potato Cakes

Foodie Friday: Riko’s Sweet Potato Cakes

For this week’s Foodie Friday, our Japanese student Riko made a traditional Japanese dessert; Sweet Potato Cake

Wear It Pink Day at Languages United

Wear It Pink Day at Languages United

About wear it pink

Today our English Language students wore pink in aid of Breast Cancer Now’s “Wear It Pink Day”. Taking place during Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, thousands of people “wear it pink” in their communities, schools or workplaces for the UK’s largest breast cancer charity, Breast Cancer Now.

Phrase of the Week: ‘Head in the clouds’

Phrase of the Week: ‘Head in the clouds’

If you are described as having your ‘head in the clouds,’ it means that you are unaware of what is going on, because you are daydreaming. For instance: