Nick – Informal British English

Nick – Informal British English

Nick – Informal British English The word NICK has different meanings in British English and it is always informal and slang. Below we have included some of its uses: To nick is also an informal way of staying To steal in British English Who nicked my pen? = Who...
A fly without wings

A fly without wings

The Joke… Question: What do you call a fly without wings? Answer: A walk   Vocabulary Fly (noun) – a common black insect that is attracted to faecal matter and rubbish. Wings (noun) – A pair of limbs that birds and insects use to fly Why is it funny? It is...
Einstein quote about Education

Einstein quote about Education

Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school. – Albert Einstein VOCABULARY To remain (verb) = to stay behind To forget (verb) = to not remember Remember that there are two ways of writing the past tense and past participle of...
Death of Common Sense – An Obituary

Death of Common Sense – An Obituary

This text “The Death of Common Sense” was sent to me and I thought I would share with you. There is a message behind the story which I feel is so true. What has happened to the world? What has happened to common sense? There is a lot of vocabulary here so...
Nick – Informal British English

In the nick of time

In the nick of time = Just in time = almost too late for something, with no time to spare. We arrived at the airport and boarded our plane in the nick of time. I finished the last question in the test in the nick of time nick = a small cut (or piece of something)...

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