Idiom For The Day: A Fool And His Money Are Easily Parted

Idiom For The Day: A Fool And His Money Are Easily Parted

A Fool And His Money Are Easily Parted: 
 
It's easy for a foolish person to lose his/her money.

American Slang For The Day: Blow

American Slang For The Day: Blow

Meaning

cocaine

For example

• She'd snorted so much blow that she had to have an operation to repair the lining of her nose.
  
• After he got hooked on blow, Terry lost his job, his girlfriend, his apartment and his car.
  

Variety

This is typically used in American English but may be used in other varieties of English too.

Quick Quiz

If someone says, "Hey, you wanna score some blow?" they're trying to sell you some
a. pornography

b. marijuana

c. cocaine

ALTHOUGH - DESPITE

ALTHOUGH - DESPITE

(Although - even though / Despite - in spite of)

Meaning and use in English.

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Although/even though and despite/in spite of are used to combine or link two contrasting statements.

• Although/even though are followed by a subject and a verb.
  
  Even though is a slightly stronger form of 'although'.
  
  Although and though have the same meaning and are interchangeable in most cases.
  
  
  • Although/even though it was raining, she walked to the station.
  • Although/even though he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.
  • Although/even though Amy was wearing glasses, she couldn't read the notice.
  Although/even though he disapproved, he said nothing.
  • Although/even though Jack had worked hard, he failed the exam.
    
• Despite/in spite of are followed by a noun, a pronoun or a verb ending in -ing.
  (The gerund, a verb ending in -ing,  is the 'noun' form of a verb.)
  
  N.B. Despite/in spite of  have the same meaning, but despite is used without 'of'.
  
  
  • Despite/in spite of the rain he walked to the station.
  • He noticed the rain but he walked to the station in spite of it.
  • Despite being wet and tired, he walked to the station.
  • He decided to go sailing despite/in spite of the bad weather conditions.
    

Example:
He had enough money. He refused to buy a new car.

The above two statements can be combined as follows :

• Although/even though he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.
• Despite/in spite of having enough money he refused to buy a new car.
• He had enough money, but despite/in spite of that he refused to buy a new car.

English Tongue Twisters

English Tongue Twisters: Peter Piper

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked.
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

Phrasal Verb Of The Day: Ask Around

Phrasal Verb Of The Day: Ask Around


ask around

 meaning: ask many people the same question


 example sentence


I asked around but nobody has seen my wallet.