Deal
What’s the deal with the word deal? It appears in trade, business, politics and colloquial expressions.
idioms
Mole | Multiple meanings
What can be an animal, a person, or food? What can drill rocks, is used in chemistry or sits on your body? In this post you will find seven meanings of the word mole and learn a related idiom. A… Read More »Mole | Multiple meanings
Light | Multiple meanings
It’s this time of year again: Windows, streets and shops are lit with Christmas lights; we light candles and fires; and travelling light can get difficult as we bring and receive presents. The noun As a noun, light can… Read More »Light | Multiple meanings
Jam | Multiple meanings
Summer: Time to preserve fruit. Time to travel. Time for music. Jams everywhere! Jam is a sweet spread made from the pulp and juice of fruit cooked with sugar and pectin. There’s strawberry jam, apricot jam, raspberry jam … you… Read More »Jam | Multiple meanings