to say or do something tactless or embarrassing: I really put my foot in my mouth – I asked her if Jane was her mother, but she said Jane is her sister. When I told Ann that her hair was more beautiful than I had ever seen it, I really put my foot in my mouth. It was...

to reveal a secret: We wanted the party to be a surprise, but he let the cat out of the bag.

MEANING:A phrase normally used by children to indicate they think someone is lying."Liar, liar, pants on fire" is a children's jump-rope rhyme also used as a playground taunt. Adults, and especially political commentators, have also been known to use the phrase or...

Las frases hechas son muy recurrentes en todas las lenguas. Tanto en el lenguaje oral como en el escrito, aparecen constantemente en el día a día ¡seguro que ya te has topado con más de una! To be a piece of cake Si algo es un trozo de tarta es que está chupado;...

Vocabulario aeropuerto: At the airport Boarding pass – Tarjeta de embarque Check-in desk – Mostrador de facturación Book – Reserva Overbooking – Sobreventa (de asientos) Carry-on luggage – Equipaje de mano Checked luggage – equipaje...

Empecemos con algunas expresiones básicas: Yesterday: ayerToday: hoyTomorrow: mañanaThe day before yesterday: anteayerThe day after tomorrow: pasado mañanaEarly: tempranoSoon: prontoLate: tardeNow: ahoraThen: entoncesBefore: antesAfter: despuésNowadays: actualmente...

MEANING:a private detective; a private investigator. EXAMPLE SENTENCES: She hired a private detective to find out if her husband was having an affair. Jack's a hard-boiled private eye who narrates the entire film in voice-over, and who finds himself investigating an...