In the past I have always felt so guilty. In the past I haven’t read much of this genre. In the past I have found myself not really knowing what…

As you know, now I’m working on the learning materials for the TV-series “Only murders in the building” noticing every little detail about its grammar and vocabulary.My favourite character in…

Here’s a very cool scene from Episode 1 of “Only murders in the building” where you’ll hear all these words related to “PASS”. 1. in passing (idiom) – мельком, мимоходомI…

This is the third episode of the podcast I’ve decided to name “Many shades of”. It’s a podcast about words with multiple meanings, where I try to look at words…

The word of today’s episode is ROLL. You know, that to roll is to move sth by turning it over. You can roll dough when cooking, or roll paper into…

Today’s episode is about three idioms containing the word “spot” The word spot has several meanings, and one of them is “place”. All of the following idioms are connected with…

The best way to talk about repeated actions in the past is to use “used to” and “would”. It used to take me two hours to get to work (now…

Одно слово – три разных значения. Сегодня смотрим на глагол let out. Во-первых, let out – это сдавать в аренду. I let my flat out for a couple of years when I was living abroad. Are you…

That’s some cake! – Вот это торт! 1. Some можно использовать, чтобы выразить удивление и восхищение.  That’s some ring! It must’ve cost a furtune! – Вот это кольцо! Оно, наверно,…

The film is showing at Cannes. – Фильм показывается в Каннах. Почему пассивное значение здесь не передается пассивным залогом. Почему не the film is shown? Все просто. SHOW один из…