CEFR C2. Focus: strategic turn-taking in advanced spoken interaction.
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What “in someone’s bad books” means, and where it comes from
If you are in someone’s bad books, a person is unhappy with you. Here is the meaning, origin, and how to use this common idiom.
Pharmacy Requests Exercise
CEFR A2 pharmacy requests; 12 single-answer multiple-choice gap-fill items.
Why “grist for the mill” means useful material
“Grist for the mill” started with grain to be ground. Now it means something useful to work with, especially in discussion or criticism.
Palate, palette, and pallet: what each word means
Palate relates to taste, palette to colors, and pallet to shipping. Here is a quick way to keep these similar sounding words straight.