"I cannot teach anybody anything; I can only make them think". - Socrates
“A teacher's purpose is not to create students in his own image, but to develop students who can create their own image.” - Unknown
"The great difficulty in education is to get experience out of ideas". - George Santayana
"To be good is noble, but to teach others how to be good is nobler and less trouble". - Mark Twain
"Education is not preparation for life; Education is life itself". - John Dewey
"By learning you will teach; by teaching you will understand". - Latin Proverb
"We cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening our own". - Ben Sweetland
"The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery". - Unknown
"He who ceases to learn cannot adequately teach". - Unknown
"To teach is to learn twice over". - Joseph Joubert
"We learn by teaching". - James Howell
1."I wasn't born yesterday ": this expression is used to tell someone that you don't believe his clear lie"
A:I met the American president last week.
B:You are a big liar!I wasn't born yesterday.
2."throw the book at someone":to punish severely "
"the judge threw at him because he had stolen 100 cars"
"If you don't do your homework I will throw the book at you"
3."feel blue": to feel sad.
I feel blue because my close friend is sick
You look to feel blue what happened"
4."Hit the ceiling ":To become suddenly angry
"My mother hit the ceiling when I got bad marks "
"Anna hit the ceiling when she knew the truth"
5."Easy Tiger":calm down.
Girl 1: I've just met the perfect man – he is tall, handsome, kind... I'm going to marry him and have children – we'll live together in a house by the sea, we'll -
Girl 2: Easy tiger! Do you even know his name?
6."Hold your horses": don't rush, be patient.
7."Over the moon": extremely happy .
I am over the moon because I got good marks at school"
8."Straight from the horse's mouth ":to get information or news directly from the source .
"A:Ahmed is going to sell his house
B:really? how did you know it?
A:Straight from the horse's mouth"
9."Wake up and smell the coffee": When someone doesn't realise what is really happening or is not paying enough attention to events around them, you can tell them to wake up and smell the coffee
"Jack!! you have to know that things have changed around you. Wake up and smell the coffee!!!( here Jack knows nothing about what happen around him, and his friend tries to warn him to pay attention)
10."taking the mickey out of somebody": to laugh at them or make fun of them.
When you asked me to lend you $2,000 I thought you were taking the mickey. You know I don't have much money.
11."have a word with somebody": to speak with someone privately to tell them something
My son got bad marks at school, that's why his teacher want to have a word with me
12."not have the foggiest idea about something":to not know or understand something at all .
-I don't have the foggiest idea about what he is talking about.
13."go with a bang":It's an informal expression to say that an event, especially a party, is very exciting and successful .
"I am going to help Sami, he wants his presentation goes with a bang"
14."Sell yourself": Make yourself look impressive
15."Sell yourself short": to not consider someone or sth to be as valuable or good as they deserve.
16."Sheepish": you look embarrassed or ashamed about something , because of a fault.
17."A white elephant" :Something it's large, costs a lot of money to keep and has no useful purpose
18."Read behind the lines It means":to try to understand what is meant by something that is not written explicitly or openly.
19."Have someone’s back" :Support someone when he enters difficult situation.
20."Out of the picture" :We mean we don't count on them anymore. They are no longer involved in a particular situation.
21."Go down a storm" :Massively successful and enjoyable.
22."Keep your head": To remain calm.
23."Keep your head" :Lose self-control.
24."Walk of life" :Job or position.
25."Have someone’s back to/against the wall": To be in a difficult situation.
26:"To hold someone back" :Prevent him from doing something.
27."Give evidence of something" :to give proof of something/ to prove that something is true by arguments.
28:"Pay tribute to someone or something": to give public recognition to someone or something.
29:"By all means" :Of course/certainly/yes.
30."By no means": absolutely not; certainly not.
31."By means of" :with the help of
32."Legend" :we say someone is a legend if they do something very helpful, very generous or very successfully.
34."Go round in circles" to keep doing or talking about the same thing without achieving anything.
35"Self-mad man/person": It is used to describe someone who has been rich or successful thanks to his own effort.
36."To be born with a silver spoon in the mouth": to be born with lots of advantages /to be born in a very rich family.
37."Be full of beans": to have a lot of energy and enthusiasm.
38."Dragon" :Aggressive-rude-unfriendly.
39."to be full of beans": to have
a lot of energy and enthusiasm .
my friends
are always full of beans as soon as they wake up"
40."never mind ": it means:do not
worry about someone or something.
A:I lost that phone you gave me.
B:Never mind, I
will buy you another.
41."Give evidence of something":to give
proof of something/ to prove that something is true by arguments.
He gave me evidence of being ready to join us at our next meeting.
He gave me evidence of being ready to join us at our next meeting.
42."To hold someone back": it means: Prevent
him/her from doing something/to make someone, something, stay away from someone
or something.
her illness has held her back from her friend.
43."a walk of life ": job or position
we have o be ready for
our meeting next week, they will be people from every walk of life.
44."no pain no gain ": Suffering is needed to make progress and to achieve
aims and dreams The
competition is near. Come on! you have to work hard. No
pain no gain.
45."Get your hands dirty": to get involved in the
work, including the parts that are not enjoyable, rather than standing back and
watching others do it.
Our boss is an especial one; he always gets his hands dirty. It's as if he's one of us.
Our boss is an especial one; he always gets his hands dirty. It's as if he's one of us.
46."To put all your eggs in one basket":to
make everything dependent on only one thing, one plan.
A: I don't have time to do this taks so I choose only one friend that I trsut to do it in my place
B: Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
A: I don't have time to do this taks so I choose only one friend that I trsut to do it in my place
B: Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
47."My
mind has gone blank": I
forget what I want to say
when I met my boss, my mind has gone blank: means I forget everything
.the day of the exam my mind has gone blank
when I met my boss, my mind has gone blank: means I forget everything
.the day of the exam my mind has gone blank
48.To paint the town red": to go out and enjoy
yourself
Salim finished his tasks today so he's gone out to paint the town red.
Salim finished his tasks today so he's gone out to paint the town red.
49."Give Me A Break"
Meaning: something appears as ridiculous.You want me to pay 150 thousand for this used dishwasher. Give me a break!
Meaning: something appears as ridiculous.You want me to pay 150 thousand for this used dishwasher. Give me a break!