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The English language is fast emerging as the most effective universal medium of communication. To be a part of the global quest for personal and academic excellence, to be an efficient component of this highly competitive global environment, you need the ability to speak your mind freely, effectively, fluently and confidently. If you lack these skills, you could be losing out on a lot more than you think!

Regardless of the language that you are trying to learn, connecting the way words sound with how they look on paper is a difficult task. Because the pronunciation rules for English are not consistent, you may often come to points where you will have a difficult time determining how to say things correctly.

It is also important to realize that the English has accents and dialects like any other language. As a result, you may feel confused when you are told to pronounce a word in a certain way, only to hear it spoken in a different way by someone else. Nevertheless, there are still a number of methods that you can use to develop your English speaking skills.

Learning English is easier if you have a sound knowledge of the idiomatic expressions in English. Idioms are a very important aspect of any language. Idioms and phrases can be formed in many ways. Consider the idiomatic phrase TAKE ONE’S HAT OFF. The expression means to admire or respect someone.

For example :

He always works so hard on is English, you have to take your hat off to him.

Similarly, the word MAN has been used to form many idioms. The parts of the body have been used to form numerous idioms. The names of various animals and various objects have also been used to form idioms.

Events and stories from Theology, History, Geography, Science, Mythology, Legend, Romance, Economics, Linguistics, Medicine, Law, Politics, Current Events, Sports, Mathematics, Biology, Philosophy and other subjects have been used in order to create this interesting branch of English Idioms and Phrases.

Not every item in this page is an idiom. Collocations, common sayings, proverbs and interesting expressions have all been embodied here.

The aim is to help the student in every way possible to use English in an impressive and colourful manner.

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To be a part of the global quest for personal and academic excellence, to be an efficient component of this highly competitive global environment, you need the ability to speak your mind freely, effectively, fluently and confidently. If you lack these skills, you could be losing out on a lot more than you think! Regardless of the language that you are trying to learn, connecting the way words sound with how they look on paper is a difficult task. Because the pronunciation rules for English are not consistent, you may often come to points where you will have a difficult time determining how to say things correctly. It is also important to realize that the English has accents and dialects like any other language. As a result, you may feel confused when you are told to pronounce a word in a certain way, only to hear it spoken in a different way by someone else. Nevertheless, there are still a number of methods that you can use to develop your English speaking skills. Learning English is easier if you have a sound knowledge of the idiomatic expressions in English. Idioms are a very important aspect of any language. Idioms and phrases can be formed in many ways. Consider the idiomatic phrase TAKE ONE’S HAT OFF. The expression means to admire or respect someone. For example : He always works so hard on is English, you have to take your hat off to him. Similarly, the word MAN has been used to form many idioms. The parts of the body have been used to form numerous idioms. The names of various animals and various objects have also been used to form idioms. Events and stories from Theology, History, Geography, Science, Mythology, Legend, Romance, Economics, Linguistics, Medicine, Law, Politics, Current Events, Sports, Mathematics, Biology, Philosophy and other subjects have been used in order to create this interesting branch of English Idioms and Phrases. Not every item in this page is an idiom. Collocations, common sayings, proverbs and interesting expressions have all been embodied here. The aim is to help the student in every way possible to use English in an impressive and colourful manner. Daft As A Brush Damp Squib Dancing on Someone’s Grave Darby and Joan Dark Horse Davey Jones’ Locker Day in The Sun Daylight Robbery Days Are Numbered Dead Air Dead and Buried Dead As A Dodo Dead As A Doornail Dead Cat Bounce Dead Duck Dead Even Dead From The Neck Up Dead Giveaway Dead Heat Dear in The Water Dead Level Best Dead Man Walking Dead Meat Dead Men’s Shoes Dead of Night Dead Right Dead to The World Dead Wrong Deaf As A Post Dear John Letter Death of A Thousand Cuts Death Warmed Up Decorate The Mahogany Deep Pockets Deep Pockets but Short Arms Deer in The Headlights Deliver The Goods Delusions of Grandeur Demon Weed Derring-Do Designer Stubble Dues Ex Machina Devil Finds Work For Idle Hands. Devil Is In The Detail. Devil May Care. 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Do Not Push My Buttons. Do Not Stand There With Curlers Kin Your Hair. Do Not Sweat The Small Stuff. Do Not Take Any Wooden Nickels. Do Not Throw Bricks When You Live in A Glass House. Do Not Trouble Until Trouble Troubles You. Do Not Upset The Applecart. Do Not Wash Your Dirty Laundry In Public. Done to Death Doormat Dot All The I’s and Cross All The T’s Double Dealing Double-Dutch Double-Edged Sword Double Take Double Whammy Doubting Thomas Down and Out Down at Heel Down for The Count Down in The Doldrums Down in The Dumps Down in The Mouth Down The Drain Down The Hatch Down The Pan Down The Tubes Down-to-Earth Down to The Wire Drag Your Feet Drag Your Heels Draw A Blank Draw A Line in The Sand Draw A Long Bow Draw The Line Draw The Shortest Straw Dress Someone Down Dress to Kill Dressed to The Nines Drink Like A Fish Drive A Wedge Drive Home Drive Someone Up The Wall Drive You Spare Driven By A Motor Drop A Bombshell Drop A Dime Drop in The Bucket Drop in The Ocean Drop into Your Lap Drop Like Flies Drop Someone A Line Drop The Ball Dropped Like A Hot Cake Drown Your Sorrows Drummed Out of The Army Drunk as A Lord Drunker Than A Peach Orchard Boar Dry As A Bone Dry Run Dry Spell Duck Soup Duck to Water Ducks in A Row Dull as Ditchwater Dumb as A Rock Dunkirk Spirit Dutch Auction Dutch Courage Dutch Treat Dutch Uncle Dutch Wife Dwell on The Past Dyed-in-The-Wool Business English Idioms and Phrases beginning with A \| B \| C \| D \| E \| F \| G \| H \| I \| J \| K \| L \| M N \| O \| P \| Q \| R \| S \| T \| U \| V \| W \| X \| Y \| Z From Business English Idioms and Phrases to HOME PAGE All contents remain copyrighted and reserved. 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