Hear it through the grapevine = to learn unofficial news from other people.
No announcement. No email. Just a quiet conversation that somehow travels across the whole office.
How reliable is the grapevine where you work?
#EnglishLearning #Idioms #Vocabulary #languageIsVisual
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The world’s biggest football tournament is here — and so is World Cup English. ⚽🏆
Learn football idioms you can use on and off the pitch.
Speak English. Play to win.
#WorldCupEnglish #LearnEnglish #EnglishIdioms #FootballEnglish #LanguageIsVisual
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Another day, another dollar.
A classic expression for the daily grind: another day of work, another day earning your usual pay.
Sometimes it’s said with pride.
Sometimes with a sigh.
#EnglishLearning #Idioms #LearnEnglish #Vocabulary #EnglishIdioms #LanguageIsVisual
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To be glued to your phone = to spend too much time looking at or using your phone.
Scrolling at dinner.
Ignoring everyone.
Coffee going cold.
Sound familiar?
#EnglishLearning #Idioms #LearnEnglish #Vocabulary #EnglishIdioms #languageIsVisual
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Emotion idioms make English feel more human.
You don’t just feel happy.
You’re over the moon.
You don’t just feel nervous.
You’re on edge.
Which one do you use most?
#EnglishIdioms #LearnEnglish #Vocabulary #EmotionIdioms #TheEnglishGrammarClub #LanguageIsVisual
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Today’s idiom: like a bull in a china shop 🐂
Meaning: someone who acts in a careless, clumsy, or destructive way in a delicate situation.
Example:
Tom barged through the meeting like a bull in a china shop and upset everyone.
#TheEnglishGrammarClub #languageIsVisual
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What’s your favourite way to eat potatoes? 🥔
#LearnEnglish #FoodVocabulary #EnglishVocabulary #VisualLearning #languageIsVisual
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How do you like your steak cooked? 🥩
#LearnEnglish #RestaurantEnglish #FoodVocabulary #VisualLearning #languageIsVisual
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What’s missing from this English breakfast? 🍳
Beans, bacon, sausage, fried egg, toast, fried bread, hash brown, black pudding… but what else should be there?
#EnglishVocabulary #BritishBreakfast #LearnEnglish #languageIsVisual
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Can you identify these cooked eggs? 🍳
We’re posting more of these on X as well, where we’re experimenting with quick-fire English content and visual prompts.
x.com/grammar_club
#LanguageLearning #EnglishVocabulary #TeachingEnglish #VisualVocabulary #languageIsVisual
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English loves fixed phrases. 🔑
But which one works here?
This is a ______ of keys.
a) pack
b) bunch
c) stack
Choose before you scroll 👇
#LearnEnglish #EnglishVocabulary #EnglishGrammar #LanguageIsVisual
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When Star Wars first came out, I remember being blown ______ by the opening scene.
a) up
b) away
c) out
Some films change cinema.
Some phrases change meaning.
#languageIsVisual #EnglishInContext #PhrasalVerbs #TheEnglishGrammarClub
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It’s ______ a little-known fact that sunflowers are an entirely edible plant, used in everything from salads to sunflower tea. 🌻
a) yet
b) already
c) still
#languageIsVisual #GrammarInContext #WordChoice #EnglishUsage #TheArtOfSpeaking
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The media scandal, which seemed all but dead and ______ months ago, is showing signs of life again.
a) covered
b) hidden
c) buried
#languageIsVisual #GrammarInContext #EnglishVocabulary #TheEnglishGrammarClub
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Feelings of being watched. Cold spots. Noises at night.
Phenomena that might indicate your house is ______ include all of the above. 👻
a) haunts
b) haunting
c) haunted
#languageIsVisual #GrammarInContext #EnglishGrammar #TheArtOfSpeaking
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Pelicans sometimes hunt together, using their large bills and coordinated movements ______ fish into tighter schools near the surface.
a) herd
b) to herd
c) herding
#languageIsVisual #GrammarInContext #TheEnglishGrammarClub
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Good wine isn’t rushed. 🍷
Cabernet Sauvignon is made to age; its bold ______ slowly soften, giving the wine a smoother, rounder character over time.
a) tannins
b) flavours
c) colours
#languageIsVisual #EnglishInContext #TheEnglishGrammarClub
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🇬🇧 You wait in a queue.
🇺🇸 You wait in a line.
Same action. Different habits.
#SundaySplit #UKvsUS #LanguageIsVisual
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You can smell a flower.
You can spill flour everywhere.
Same sound. Different results.
#SameSoundSaturday #LanguageIsVisual
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📦 False Friend Friday
🇬🇧 Magazine = a publication you read
🇮🇹 Magazzino = a warehouse
Same roots. Different realities.
#FalseFriendFriday #LearnEnglish #LanguageIsVisual
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