Know-it-all A person who thinks they know everything, much more than other people and who does…
Category: LANGUAGE TIPS
language tips for learners of English
Don’t Judge A Book By Its Cover
Don’t judge a book by its cover (never judge a book by its cover, you can’t…
Give The Cold Shoulder
Give someone/something the cold shoulder To ignore or show no interest in. “I was so angry…
Take The Biscuit
Take the biscuit (AmE take the cake) To do the most disappointing, shocking, annoying or extreme…
A Leopard Can’t Change Its Spots
A leopard can’t/doesn’t change its spots The phrase is used to say that people cannot change…
Drop In The Bucket
A drop in the bucket A very small, insignificant amount of something compared to the whole. …