Tea Break

Mai 12,2015

You can’t teach an old dog new tricks

It means it is difficult to make someone change the way they do something when they have been doing it the same way for a long time. I tried helping my friend’s dad to learn how to operate a computer, but I guess you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, because he just couldn’t Read More

Around 1 minute and 24 seconds to read

Mai 10,2015

To make a pig’s ear of something

The meaning > This phrase does not relate to the ears of a pig which is a cold dish found in many cuisines around the world. If you make a pig’s ear of something, you make a mess of it. «I made so many spelling mistakes on my document that I made a pig’s ear Read More

Around 1 minute and 5 seconds to read

Mai 07,2015

Eventually, how to actually avoid a misunderstanding

Never ask a colleague to resume yesterday’s meeting if you expect to have a short summary! He will ask you when you left the meeting so he can tell you all about what was said. Resume means “reprendre” and not “résumer”. You should ask him to sum up, to synthetize or to give you a Read More

Around 1 minute and 6 seconds to read

Avr 02,2015

Where to go to get your drugs

Never feel astonished if your sick neighbour friend, Carole knocks at your door for some help to go and fetch her drugs! That’s a normal situation, and no I am not nuts! Don’t worry about the police, they will not chase you to put you to jail. If you live in the United-States you will Read More

Around 52 seconds to read

Mar 13,2015

One man’s meat is another man’s poison

The meaning > What is good for one person may be bad for another; what is pleasant to one person may be unpleasant to another. We are all different; every one of us is a unique individual. So, ‘one size fits all’ never works! You can also hear “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure”. Read More

Around 1 minute and 3 seconds to read

Mar 12,2015

Today I am British… #2

I love the British Monarchy, the greatest symbol known worldwide. The Royal family is an integral part of Great Britain’s national identity. Britain without the royal family would be France without wine or the USA without the Statute of Liberty. Tourism revenue Attractions related to the monarch bring in roughly 500 million pounds a year Read More

Around 2 minutes and 21 seconds to read

Jan 19,2015

Today I’m British… #1

I have a positive and probably idealistic view of Great Britain because of my education: I believed that Britain is “a green and pleasant land” as a reference to William Blake’s poems. A green country but obviously a rainy country where people drink tea or beer no matter what time it is. Also, I do Read More

Around 1 minute and 59 seconds to read

Jan 19,2015

Because of William the Conqueror…

Never go to a restaurant in an English speaking country and ask the waiter for “a bloody steak and some raped cheese” to go on your pasta! The waiter would then think you want “un p*** de steak et du fromage dont on a sexuellement abusé”….Imagine his face!! I am not quite sure you will Read More

Around 1 minute and 53 seconds to read

Jan 19,2015

To have  a stag party

A stag party, stag night, stag do (in Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, and New Zealand), or a buck’s night (in Australia), also known as a bachelor party (in the United States and Canada) is a party held for a man, shortly before he enters marriage, to celebrate his «last night of freedom» or merely to Read More

Around 2 minutes and 0 seconds to read

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