Who taught: Phil This morning, I got a text message from one of the golf courses I have been. A while ago, I subscribed for their text message service. It reads, “play hookie and golf!” It was weird that the golf course is encouraging me to play hookie for golf. The definition of the expression [...]
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acquired taste
Who taught: Patrick When I first started this blog, I thought I would be in short of new expressions pretty soon. Well, I was totally wrong. Guess what? New posts will go on almost forever. There are so many expressions. But, you must not expect too much at your first attempt, right? One a day! [...]
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keep up with the Joneses
Who taught: Jake One of the big issues in Korea is education. Most parents are having a hard time and work hard to meet the cost that they spend on their children’s education. Even many of new married couples postpone to have a baby mostly because of the huge cost of education which will be [...]
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just my two cents
Who taught: Mark, Shawn, Christian, Pete When : in conference calls or meetings As working as an applications engineer, having many conference calls or meetings is part of my daily life. There are a few expressions I have heard or used in the calls or meetings. 1. just my two cents The other day, Mark [...]
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Potatoes, eggs and cheeses
Where: restaurants. Moving to foreign countries is hard in so many ways. One of the hardest parts is food. In America, if you go to a restaurant or bar, take a few minutes to look around to see what people are eating. I mean really closely and carefully. Chances are you will see potatoes, cheeses or [...]
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