To ask for help when you do not need it, which may prevent people from helping you when you do need it: The administration has cried wolf so many times, it’s difficult to know if there’s a problem or not.
to be in a place that you can clearly see: I spent all morning looking for the book, and it was right under my nose the whole time. She shoved the letter under her boss’s nose ( = made certain he saw it). I had searched and searched for my path, and finally...
If you do something dangerous, you will get hurt: Joe said, «I have no sympathy for race-car drivers who get injured. They should know that if you play with fire, you get burned.» My mother always told us that experimenting with hard drugs was playing with...
No todos los que hablamos español lo pronunciamos igual, ¿verdad? ¡Lo mismo pasa con el inglés! Hay un montón de variedades, dialectos y acentos diferentes por todo el mundo y conviene acostumbrar nuestro oído a todos ellos. En los exámenes, como en la vida misma, te...
