13-Year-Old Austin Swam Four Kilometers to Save his Family

Listen here   Austin is a boy from Australia who swam four hours in the ocean…

Be As Fresh As a Daisy

Be as fresh as a daisy Full of energy and enthusiasm.  “After a good night sleep…

Was the First  Programmer a Man? Not Really

Listen here Ada Lovelace, who was an English  gifted mathematician,  was born on 10th December in…

Don’t Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth

Don’t /Never/ look a gift horse in the mouth  Don’t be ungrateful for a gift you have…

On the Crest of a Wave

On the crest of a wave Be successful for a limited period of time.  “The table…

Pain in the Neck

A pain in the neck  A nuisance.  “Robert is nothing but a pain in the neck.…

People in These Countries Drink the Most Alcohol

Listen here Drinking beer, wine or hard liquor is seen as a way of socializing, tradition…

Sell Ice to Eskimos

Sell ice to Eskimos This idiom describes a person with such persuasion skills that they are…

Icelandic Alphabet Has No “C”

Listen here  While the letter “c” appears twice in the word Icelandic, modern Icelandic lacks it.…

Take Someone to the Cleaners

Take someone to the cleaners  To swindle someone and take a lot of their money. To…