“It is me” is standard in everyday English. Learn why it works, when “It is I” appears, and how similar examples behave.
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Why we say “the dog days” for the hottest part of summer
The dog days means the hottest stretch of summer. The phrase comes from Sirius, the Dog Star, and ancient ideas about heat.
Why we say “open a can of worms”
The phrase likely began with fishing bait and now means starting a problem that quickly becomes messy and complicated.
Second Conditional Exercise
Level: B1 Intermediate. Topic: Second Conditional. Exactly one blank per sentence.
Future Perfect Continuous Exercise
Level: B2 (Upper-Intermediate). Focus: Future Perfect Continuous in natural, unambiguous contexts.