Shakespeare's Idioms
The time in a person's life when they are young, inexperienced and carefree
salad days
it means "I think or I believe"
trow
the creation of NEW words
Coinage
motorway-
British English
- freeway
how do Australians say "breakfast?"
brekkie
You cannot understand what is being said or written.
It's Greek to me
an influential teacher or popular expert
guru
forming a new word from an existing word by adding prefix or suffix
derivation
jumper
British English
- sweater
how do Indians say "classmate?"
batchmate
To disappear suddenly, completely and mysteriously
vanished into thin air
it means "extremely good" or "amazing"
amazeballs
P.E., UNESCO, KFC are examples of.......
Telescoping
cafeteria
American English
- canteen
How do Russians say "take a photo?"
make a photo
to be in a difficult, troublesome or awkward situation
in a pickle
a New Zealand term for a portable, insulated container used to keep food and drinks cold with ice or chilly blocks
chilly bin
when something is named after a person who created or invented it
eponym
head teacher
British English
- principal
how do Japanese people say "office worker?"
salaryman
a person who can be relied upon to give support or comfort
tower of strength
a 19th century term for a wooden puppet
quockerwodger
when a new word is formed by joining two complete words. Example: note + book = notebook
compounding
exclamation point
American English
- exclamation point
how do Chinese people say "young chicken?"
Chicken without sexual life