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Difficult "words" — Pronunciation Mistakes

Learn how to pronounce these simple words in the real American way: word, world, work and similar.

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word

[word] See: [ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS], [AS GOOD AS ONE'S WORD], [BY WORD OF MOUTH], [EAT ONE'S WORDS], [FROM THE WORD "GO"], [GET A WORD IN], [GET THE MESSAGE] […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

The magic of words with Wordsmith

Wordsmith is a community of more than one million linguaphiles in more than 200 countries. Come, explore the world of words, share, and delight in the joy of words. According […] Wordsmith

tongue twister

[tongue twister] {n.} A word or group of words difficult to pronounce whose meaning is irrelevant compared to the difficulty of enunciation. * /"She sells sea shells by the seashore" […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Idioms in the Business World

Do you understand the meaning of the italicized idioms in the following scenario? An American law firm has just been notified that a deal it was negotiating with a large […] Personalized Eglish Language Education

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Plato

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anchors

[anchors] {n.} Brakes. "Slam on the anchors" to brake really hard.

cheapskate

[cheapskate] {n.}, {informal} A selfish or stingy person; a person who will not spend much. - An insulting term. * /None of […]

dwell on

[dwell on] or [dwell upon] {v.} To stay on a subject; not leave something or want to leave; not stop talking or writing about. […]

leave in the lurch

[leave in the lurch] {v. phr.} To desert or leave alone in trouble; refuse to help or support. * /The town bully caught […]

Mel Lazarus

U.S. cartoonist The secret of dealing successfully with a child is not to be its parent.

flying wedge

[flying wedge] {n.}, {informal} 1. An offensive formation in football in which players link arms and line up to form a "V" […]