Want to see more videos from Idioms.Online? Subscribe to our YouTube channel! When someone quibbles, they are arguing or complaining about something unimportant or largely irrelevant. To quibble is to raise a trivial objection or criticism; to dwell on something unimportant; to argue about petty things; or to nitpick. As a noun, a quibble is any such … Read more
The word agnostic comes from agnosticism. Agnosticism is most often defined as the view that the existence of God, the divine, or the supernatural is unknown or unknowable. In other words, we can never be sure of the existence of these things, nor can we definitively deny them. Strictly speaking, agnosticism is the philosophical doctrine … Read more
Want to see more videos from Idioms.Online? Subscribe to our YouTube channel! Bedlam is a scene, situation, or state of great confusion, uproar, madness, chaos, noisiness, etc. In a state of bedlam, there is no sense of order and everything is chaotic and out of control. “There was bedlam in the streets as people reacted to the … Read more
Want to see more videos from Idioms.Online? Subscribe to our YouTube channel! In English, a bug is a small insect. There are not many rules about how we use the word bug in English. Some folks even call spiders bugs. Entomologists are much more specific about the use of the word bug, however, They reserve it for insects … Read more
A caveat (pronounced ka-vee-aht or kav-ee-at) is a condition, limitation, stipulation, or warning added to a general statement, recommendation, or agreement. When someone “adds a caveat,” they are instructing you to consider this specific qualification or exception before weighing the value of the statement, acting on the information, or entering into a contract. Etymology & … Read more
Want to see more videos from Idioms.Online? Subscribe to our YouTube channel! When something is feasible, it is capable of being done, being made, or achieved; possible or likely to succeed (such as a feasible plan); suitable or capable of being used or dealt with successfully (such as a feasible schedule); Sometimes, as well, feasible … Read more
Basic Shapes in English Here are the names of the basic shapes in English. Below, you can listen to the pronunciation of each shape and see pictures. circle – (a circle is a perfectly round shape like a wheel) triangle – (a triangle is a three-sided shape with 3 angles; the sides and angles … Read more
Want to see more videos from Idioms.Online? Subscribe to our YouTube channel! Something that is mundane is very ordinary and uninteresting; something not unusual or commonplace; something routine, not very exciting, or dull; unremarkable; workaday and humdrum. Also, mundane can describe things that are of this earthly world rather than a heavenly or spiritual … Read more
Want to see more videos from Idioms.Online? Subscribe to our YouTube channel! Al fresco (or alfresco) is a borrowed Italian term in English. In English, it means outside, in the fresh air. Al fresco is almost exclusively used to refer to eating outdoors. Al fresco only occasionally used in regards to other outdoor activities, such … Read more
Want to see more videos from Idioms.Online? Subscribe to our YouTube channel! Hyperbole is a noun meaning something written or spoken that makes something sound much more important, impressive, more urgent, more dangerous, etc. than it really is. If I say I’m the most talented guitar player to ever live, that is hyperbole. The adjective … Read more