to take / have a peek MEANING: to take a quick look at something, especially secretly or from behind something EXAMPLE SENTENCES: Emma had a quick peek inside the box. If I'm passing by I might take a peek at the new premises. Before returning to work on the car he...

to go on shopping spree MEANING: to shop excessively; to buy a lot of things in an extravagant way EXAMPLE SENTENCES: We went on a shopping spree. [ = we bought a lot of things in a short period of time] I went on a shopping spree on Saturday. We became friends, and...

Mimetizar los errores Los pedagogos y lingüistas explican que el celo de las academias o las preferencias de los alumnos por elegir solo profesores nativos no tienen ningún sentido académico y pueden ser, de hecho, contraproducentes. “El ejemplo más claro es con...

in the blink of an eye very quickly: He became famous, and then, in the blink of an eye, he was forgotten....

Los subtítulos importan. Lo ha mostrado la reciente polémica con Netflix y los rótulos traducidos de Roma. Y lo afirma un estudio revisado y publicado ahora por la revista Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, que sostiene que ver cine, series y programas de...

to go postal to suddenly behave in a very violent or angry way: She suddenly went postal and started yelling at the customers. If he calls me this late again, I'm going to go postal on him.