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England, United Kingdom
Joined April 2009
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Teachers: Halloween is on Saturday. Need a lesson that plans itself? Free 5-page pack: word search, trick-or-treat role play, 10 spooky idioms, a ghost story and an answer key. Print it, hand it out, job done. funkyenglish.com/free/hallow… #TEFL #ESL #EnglishTeacher
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Slang of the day ☕ “Spill the tea”: tell me the gossip! “Three people left the office party in the same taxi. Spill the tea!” In Britain, “tea” can also mean a cuppa, or even your dinner. #LearnEnglish
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Idiom of the day 👻 “Jump out of your skin”: to get a sudden, big fright. “My phone buzzed with a reminder to ‘relax’. I nearly jumped out of my skin.” Scared stiff: you freeze. Jump out of your skin: you leap. #LearnEnglish
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Three British ways to say someone is upset 🇬🇧 Have kittens: panicking or furious Throw a wobbly: a sudden outburst Go spare: very angry Which one do you say? 👇
50%Have kittens
17%Throw a wobbly
17%Go spare
17%Something else? (reply)
6 votes • Final results
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Quick one: what does “under the weather” mean? A) in the rain without an umbrella B) feeling slightly ill C) very cheap Got it? Try 10 more in our free idiom quiz (different every time) and post your score👇 funkyenglish.com/english-idi… #LearnEnglish #ESL #TEFL
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Jobs and careers vocabulary 🔧 Ten jobs, each with a labelled photo: fuse box, stethoscope, wrench, pitchfork, dipstick. (In Britain, "dipstick" is also an insult. Bonus vocabulary.) Check out all ten 👇 funkyenglish.com/jobs-and-ca… #LearnEnglish
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British slang of the day 👨 "Bloke" - an informal word for a man. "Ask Steve. He's a really nice bloke." High praise, British-style. 🇬🇧 #LearnEnglish #BritishSlang
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British slang you’ll actually hear in the UK 🇬🇧 Skint: having no money Gobsmacked: too shocked to speak Codswallop: nonsense Argy-bargy: a noisy argument 46 more, with meanings, examples and a quiz 👇 funkyenglish.com/british-sla… #LearnEnglish #BritishSlang
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Idiom of the day 🐑 "The black sheep of the family": the person a family or group disapproves of. "I told everyone I prefer coffee to tea. I'm now officially the black sheep of the family." Some things are never forgiven. 🙃 #LearnEnglish
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Your textbook taught you "How are you?" 📚 British people actually say "You alright?" - and no, they don't want your medical history. 😅 It just means hello. Reply short, bounce it back: "Yeah, good thanks, you?" For more on real British greetings 👇 funkyenglish.com/real-englis…
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Idiom of the day 🌕 "Once in a blue moon" — very rarely, almost never. "He said he'd reply to my email 'right away.' He only actually does that once in a blue moon." Some promises age like milk. 🙃 #LearnEnglish
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I made a logic puzzle site called LogicDash - no English skills needed, just numbers and deduction. Guess a hidden 5-bit pattern; each guess only tells you how many digits are wrong, never which. Start with Classic, then come back daily for Quick Byte. logicdash.io
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🐶 Dogs have earned a LOT of idioms in English: "Let sleeping dogs lie" - don't stir up old trouble "In the doghouse" - in trouble with someone "Dog tired" - completely exhausted 22 more, with meanings and examples 👇 funkyenglish.com/dog-idioms/ #LearnEnglish #EnglishIdioms
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Binge-watching in English? Master the slang first! From 'spoiler alert' to 'Netflix and chill' (careful with that one!), learn 20+ streaming idioms native speakers actually use. Read now: funkyenglish.com/binge-worth…
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🐾 English has some VERY strange animal idioms… Have you heard these? • Let the cat out of the bag • Pigs might fly • Butterflies in my stomach • Raining cats and dogs 👉 Do you know what they all mean? Learn all 10 👇 funkyenglish.com/top-10-anim…
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🐶 English has a LOT of idioms about dogs. If someone says it’s “raining cats and dogs”, do they mean animals are falling from the sky? Of course not. 👉 It means it’s raining very heavily. This is just one of many dog idioms. Learn more dog idioms 👇 funkyenglish.com/dog-idioms/
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🤫 Your friend knows a secret… You keep asking questions. Finally they can’t hold it anymore. They spill the beans. 👉 Meaning: to reveal a secret. Example: “I was planning a surprise party, but my brother spilled the beans.” funkyenglish.com/idiom-spill…
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⏰ You open your eyes in the morning… But you’re still lying in bed. Which phrasal verb describes this? Answer 👇 Wake up 👉 Meaning: to stop sleeping. Example: “I wake up at 6:30 every morning.” Learn more daily routine phrasal verbs: funkyenglish.com/phrasal-ver…
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