“Cut and run” means to leave quickly, often to avoid trouble. The phrase comes from sailing, when ships cut anchor cables to escape fast.
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Advanced Nominalisation in Formal Writing Exercise
Level: C1. Focus: advanced nominalisation in formal writing.
Future Perfect Exercise
Level: B2. Focus: Future Perfect in natural contexts with clear time cues.
Why we say “dead as a doornail”
“Dead as a doornail” is a very old English phrase. It likely grew from the way door nails were hammered flat and made unusable.
What English calls words like “easy peasy”
Words like “easy peasy” are called rhyming compounds. They use similar sounds to make speech feel playful, catchy, and easy to remember.