Idioms, in alternate words
toss a drying cloth into the circle
throw in the towel
They eat pancakes every day.
simple present tense
Jane doesn't like john.
John must be capitalized.
a date with someone you have never met
a blind date
to sleep too long and to sleep at someone's house (two different words)
oversleep and sleepover
offer the not-hot part between the neck and the arm
give the cold shoulder
We will go tomorrow.
simple future
Yuko is from Japan
needs a period
to fall for someone
to fall in love
cleaning one's house very well after a long winter
spring clean
as unable to see as a small, flying mammal
blind as a bat
Joyce is eating all the cookies!
present continuous
Elena doesnt' like donuts.
apostrophe is in the wrong place
someone who likes to stay up late
a night owl
a spring chicken
someone who is not very young
nourishment to make you think
food for thought
She has gone to school by bus.
present perfect
Liqin has one daugther.
daughter is spelled wrong
to drag someone through the mud
to say bad things about someone
to quit something suddenly and completely
quit cold turkey
traverse on the hard part of raw eggs
walk on eggshells
In 3 years, I will have been here for 10 years.
future perfect
Lisa and i love teaching you English!
"I" needs to be capitalized
a stick in the mud
someone who doesn't want to do something fun
to hurt someone's feelings really badly
to break someone's heart