Want to see more videos from Idioms.Online? Subscribe to our YouTube channel! A caveat [ka vee aht] is a condition, limitation, stipulation, or warning added to a general statement, recommendation, or agreement. When someone ‘adds a caveat’ they are saying that you must consider this additional information before weighing the value of the statement, … 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
Want to see more videos from Idioms.Online? Subscribe to our YouTube channel! An alias is an assumed name, a false name, a pseudonym, etc. It is any name that someone uses other than their legal name. This includes names used by criminals to evade law enforcement, a name used by a spy or undercover … Read more
Want to see more videos from Idioms.Online? Subscribe to our YouTube channel! AWOL or A-W-O-L is an abbreviation for absent without leave. This term and its pronunciation as an acronym, as we know it today, originated in the United States Military during World War I although there are unsubstantiated claims that it originated earlier, … Read more
Want to see more videos from Idioms.Online? Subscribe to our YouTube channel! In written English articles, books, internet posts, etc. you will quite often see two abbreviations, E.G. and I.E. The meanings and use of these initialisms are often confused by both native and non-native speakers alike. What does it mean when these initials are … Read more
Want to see more videos from Idioms.Online? Subscribe to our YouTube channel! It is common in American English to use standard abbreviations for a large number of everyday things. If you are learning American English, you’ll need to know these. They will often appear on written documents, forms, email and of course, before email, … Read more