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A Bird In The Hand Is Worth Two In The Bush:
Having something that is certain is much better than taking a risk for more, because chances are you might lose everything.

A Blessing In Disguise:
Something good that isn't recognized at first.

A Chip On Your Shoulder:
Being upset for something that happened in the past.

A Dime A Dozen:
Anything that is common and easy to get.

A Doubting Thomas:
A skeptic who needs physical or personal evidence in order to believe something.

A Drop in the Bucket:
A very small part of something big or whole.

A Fool And His Money Are Easily Parted:
It's easy for a foolish person to lose his/her money.

A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand:
Everyone involved must unify and function together or it will not work out.

A Leopard Can't Change His Spots:
You cannot change who you are.

A Penny Saved Is A Penny Earned:
By not spending money, you are saving money (little by little).

A Picture Paints a Thousand Words:
A visual presentation is far more descriptive than words.

A Piece of Cake:
A task that can be accomplished very easily.

A Slap on the Wrist:
A very mild punishment.

A Taste Of Your Own Medicine:
When you are mistreated the same way you mistreat others.

A Toss-Up:
A result that is still unclear and can go either way.

Actions Speak Louder Than Words:
It's better to actually do something than just talk about it.

Add Fuel To The Fire:
Whenever something is done to make a bad situation even worse than it is.

Against The Clock:
Rushed and short on time.

All Bark And No Bite:
When someone is threatening and/or aggressive but not willing to engage in a fight.

All Greek to me:
Meaningless and incomprehensible like someone who cannot read, speak, or understand any of the Greek language would be.

All In The Same Boat:
When everyone is facing the same challenges.

An Arm And A Leg:
Very expensive. A large amount of money.

An Axe To Grind:
To have a dispute with someone.

Apple of My Eye:
Someone who is cherished above all others.

As High As A Kite:
Anything that is high up in the sky.

At The Drop Of A Hat:
Willing to do something immediately.


B

Back Seat Driver:
People who criticize from the sidelines, much like someone giving unwanted advice from the back seat of a vehicle to the driver.

Back To Square One:
Having to start all over again.

Back To The Drawing Board:
When an attempt fails and it's time to start all over.

Baker's Dozen:
Thirteen.

Barking Up The Wrong Tree:
A mistake made in something you are trying to achieve.

Beat A Dead Horse:
To force an issue that has already ended.

Beating Around The Bush:
Avoiding the main topic. Not speaking directly about the issue.

Bend Over Backwards:
Do whatever it takes to help. Willing to do anything.

Between A Rock And A Hard Place:
Stuck between two very bad options.

Bite Off More Than You Can Chew:
To take on a task that is way to big.

Bite Your Tongue:
To avoid talking.

Blood Is Thicker Than Water:
The family bond is closer than anything else.

Blue Moon:
A rare event or occurance.

Break A Leg:
A superstitious way to say 'good luck' without saying 'good luck', but rather the opposite.

Buy A Lemon:
To purchase a vehicle that constantly gives problems or stops running after you drive it away.


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+ نوشته شده توسط م. لطفیان در شنبه پانزدهم مرداد 1390 و ساعت 9:58 قبل از ظهر |
Hi teachers, I have found some useful idioms, but the dictionary says they are limited to British English. I wonder if American has their own expression similar to the British Idioms:

The kiss of life: to help someone who has stopped breathing to breathe again by blowing into their mouth and pressing their chest.

Kill or cure: a way of solving a problem which will either fail completely or be very successful.

not know you 're born: not realize how easy your life or situation is compared to other people's

Response:

Kill or cure: "sink or swim"

not know you 're born: not realize how easy your life or situation is compared to other people's not as interesting but we'd probably say "he doesn't know how good he's got it".



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Future Perfect Tense

will have sung

The future perfect tense is quite an easy tense to understand and use. The future perfect tense talks about the past in the future.

How do we make the Future Perfect Tense?

The structure of the future perfect tense is:

subject+auxiliary verb WILL+auxiliary verb HAVE+main verb
invariableinvariablepast participle
willhaveV3

Look at these example sentences in the future perfect tense:

 subjectauxiliary verbauxiliary verbmain verb 
+Iwill havefinishedby 10am.
+Youwill haveforgottenme by then.
-Shewillnothavegoneto school.
-Wewillnothaveleft. 
?Willyou havearrived? 
?Willthey havereceivedit?

In speaking with the future perfect tense, we often contract the subject and will. Sometimes, we contract the subjectwill and have all together:

I will haveI'll haveI'll've
you will haveyou'll haveyou'll've
he will have
she will have
it will have
he'll have
she'll have
it'll have
he'll've
she'll've
it'll've
we will havewe'll havewe'll've
they will havethey'll havethey'll've
 
We sometimes use shall instead of will, especially for I and we.

How do we use the Future Perfect Tense?

The future perfect tense expresses action in the future before another action in the future. This is the past in the future. For example:

  • The train will leave the station at 9am. You will arrive at the station at 9.15am. When you arrive, the train will have left.
The train will have left when you arrive.
pastpresentfuture
  Train leaves in future at 9am.
9 9.15

 
  You arrive in future at 9.15am.

Look at some more examples:

  • You can call me at work at 8am. I will have arrived at the office by 8.
  • They will be tired when they arrive. They will not have slept for a long time.
  • "Mary won't be at home when you arrive."
    "Really? Where will she have gone?"

You can sometimes think of the future perfect tense like the present perfect tense, but instead of your viewpoint being in the present, it is in the future:

present perfect tense future perfect tense
|
have |
done |
> |
will |
have |
done |
> |

 
pastnowfuture pastnowfuture

+ نوشته شده توسط م. لطفیان در شنبه سیزدهم فروردین 1390 و ساعت 10:37 بعد از ظهر |
First Cannibal: "Have you seen the dentist?"

Second Cannibal: "Yes, he filled my teeth at dinner time."


Did you hear about the cannibal lion?
He had to swallow his pride.


Did you hear about the cannibal who joined the police force?
He he wanted to grill his suspects.


What did the cannibal say when he was full up?
I couldn't eat another mortal.


Have you noticed that most cannibal jokes are not in good taste?


A pilot was flying over the jungle when he started having engine trouble. Eventually the engine stopped and he realised that he would have to bail out before it lost too much height and crashed. So he put on his parachute and jumped out of the door. He pulled the rip cord, his parachute opened and he floated gently down towards a clearing in the jungle. Unfortunately he landed right in the middle of a large cooking pot in which the chief of the cannibals was cooking lunch. The chief cried out in astonishment, "whats this flier doing in my soup?"


"I don't think much of your wife."
"Well, never mind just eat the vegetables."


What do cannibals eat for breakfast?
Buttered host.


What did the cannibal say when he met the famous explorer?
Doctor Livingstone, I consume?


1st Cannibal: Am I late for supper?
2nd Cannibal: Yes everybody's eaten
.

+ نوشته شده توسط م. لطفیان در شنبه بیست و یکم اسفند 1389 و ساعت 8:49 قبل از ظهر |

What breed of dog rides a horse named Macaroni?
Yankee poodle!

 


What breed of dog would you want on your American football team?
A golden receiver.


Why is a dog just like a baseball player?
He runs for home when he sees the catcher coming.


Why is an astronaut like an American footballer?
They both like to make safe touch-downs.

Submitted by : George 


She's always late. Her ancestors arrived in America on the June Flower.


A old man was sitting in the front row at a town meeting, heckling the mayor as he delivered a long speech. Finally the mayor could stand it no longer, so he pointed to the heckler and said, "will that gentleman please stand up and tell the audience what he has ever done for the good of the city."
"Well Mr. Mayor," the man said in a firm voice. "I voted against you in the last election."


There was a very self-sufficient blind man, who did a lot of traveling alone. He was making his first trip to Texas and happened to be seated next to a Texan on the flight.
The Texan spent a lot of time telling him how everything is bigger and better in Texas. By the time the blind man had reached his destination, a large resort hotel, he was very excited about being in Texas.
The long trip had worn him out a little so he decided to stop at the bar for a small soda and a light snack before going up to his room to unpack this clothes.
When the waitress set down his drink, it was in a huge mug. "Wow, I had heard everything in Texas is bigger," he told her.
"That's right,"she replied. The blind man ate his snack and finished his drink. After drinking such a large amount, it was only natural his next stop was going to have to be the restroom. He asked the waitress for directions. She told him to turn left at the register and it would be the second door on the right.
He reached the first door and continued down the hall. A few steps later he stumbled slightly and missed the second door altogether and ended up going through the 3rd door instead. Not realizing he had entered the swimming area he walked forward and immediately fell into the swimming pool.
Remembering everything he had heard about things being bigger in Texas, as soon as he had his head above water he started shouting "Don't flush! Don't flush!"


A new wagon designed for LA rush hour traffic is called the Stationary wagon.

+ نوشته شده توسط م. لطفیان در شنبه بیست و یکم اسفند 1389 و ساعت 8:45 قبل از ظهر |

airhead: stupid person.

"Believe it or not, Dave can sometimes act like an airhead!"

amigo: friend (from Spanish).

"I met many amigos at Dave's ESL Cafe."

ammunition: toilet paper.

"Help! We're completely out of ammunition!"

antifreeze: alcohol.

"I'm going to need a lot of antifreeze tonight!"

armpit: dirty, unappealing place.

"This cheap motel is an absolute armpit!"

ass [offensive] (1): backside.

"I fell on my ass on the ski slopes."

ass (2): an unworthy and hated person.

"I cannot be friends when you act like an ass."

awesome: great and impressive.

"Dave's ESL Cafe is truly awesome!"

baby boomer: a person born from the end of the Second World War until the early 1960s.

"Dave Sperling was born in 1961, so he's considered a baby boomer."

ball (1): a fun time.

"I really had a ball in Dave's ESL class."


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+ نوشته شده توسط م. لطفیان در سه شنبه هفتم دی 1389 و ساعت 2:43 بعد از ظهر |

The most effective tools in waging your battle against short-term or exam stress are knowing and accepting your limits, and trying to keep everything in the proper perspective - your life will not be worthless if you don't get every question right on the exam.

When you are studying or writing a paper, don’t be afraid to take a break. Go see a movie at Images or the local cinema, listen to your favorite music, go for a walk, call up an old friend, make a trip to the snack bar, write a letter venting all your frustrations and then rip it up, let out a primal scream, or talk to a trained professional. Take a break and give your brain a rest. Even if the break is only five minutes of daydreaming, do it. Studying with no breaks for long periods of time is not as productive as studying with small breaks every hour or two.

On the exam day, plan to get to the exam with at least five minutes to spare, find a comfortable seat, and take a minute to relax. Don’t try to cram during the last minutes before the exam; put away those notes, because whether or not you studied enough for the exam, those extra two minutes of studying are not going to make any difference. Your time is much better spent taking a few deep breaths and getting into the proper mindset. You might try to use the one-minute relaxation technique described here. 

+ نوشته شده توسط م. لطفیان در شنبه بیست و دوم آبان 1389 و ساعت 8:58 بعد از ظهر |