English Expressions

Learn about russian culture with its most popular idioms translated into english.

Learn about russian culture with its most popular idioms translated into english.

Ever wonder what a polish idiom would sound like in english? FInd out in today's post.

What does a german idiom sound like in english? Find out and practice your english.

Explore the french culture by learning the meaning behind some its idioms.

Translate dannish idioms to english and practice your english comprehension.

The japanese language is full of poetic idioms. Translate them into english and discover their meaning.

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What? Oh sorry, we were just having a cat nap.

Have you ever heard someone use this expression? It means to have a short nap during the day.

It is not hard to understand where the expression comes from: in the early 1800s, people began using this term to describe short periods of sleep during the day that were similar to those cats have. Cats are notorious for sleeping up to 12 to 16 hours a day! Sometimes they sleep for several hours, but often they just doze in the sunlight for minutes at a time.

However, do you know the origin of napping? It all started in Ancient Egypt. The cat was a sacred animal at that time so the Pharaohs began to  emulate this animal's behaviour.

Translating idioms to english can be a great way to learn english and enrich your vocacbulary. Today we have a look at idioms from Finland.

Imagine someone does something you do not like. Saying “I don’t like it” or “I don’t like this” can sound a little bit childish. So today we will learn a couple of ways to say ...