Dressed To The Nines

Dressed (up) to the nines  To wear very smart or elegant clothes, especially for a special…

Poland Means “Land Of Fields”

Listen here Polska, Poland,  is the third largest Slavic country after Russia and Ukraine when compared…

Bring Home The Bacon

Bring home the bacon  To earn money for a family to live on. To achieve a…

Idioms In Songs: Beat It By Michael Jackson

Beat it = to leave immediately. Beat it! = Go away!  

Dime A Dozen

Dime a dozen To be very common or abundant and therefore of very little value.   “Shop…

A Few Interesting Facts About Railways

Listen here The fastest train in the world is Japan’s LO Series Maglev which set a…

Basketball Was Invented By A Canadian

Listen here James Naismith, a Canadian physical education instructor, is credited with inventing basketball. He was 31…

Celebrities And Their Childhood Dreams

Listen here   Brad Pitt, who is a famous  American actor, had his childhood dream to…

A Water Sommelier

Listen here A sommelier, or wine steward, is someone who is in charge of wines at…

Over Sixty Cat Employees At A Russian Museum

Listen here   STOP WAR IN UKRAINE! The State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg hires cats…