Episode #45 Home Sweet Home
We all think home is special, right? No wonder, then, that language tends to reflect this importance in idiom. English certainly does, and this episod...
LOS Idiomania
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Here at LOS Language Online Services we are so enthusiastic about teaching English idioms that we have created our own blend word, based on the one inspired by The Fab Four (The Beatles), to headline our new audio programme; IDIOMANIA. Each week or so, we will record an episode which highlights an everyday concept or setting, and then explore some of the common idioms and proverbs (and antonyms) surrounding that scenario. So don't be frightened to try us out.
Episode #44 Let's Get Cooking!
Are you hungry to learn English? Then feast right here on some food-inspired idioms which will invoke the Idiomania Paradox. You'll be left satisfied...
Episode #43 Same Difference
Are you the spitting image of someone, or cut from the same cloth as anybody? Same difference, perhaps? Personal and professional comparisons are a fe...
Episode #42 Foreign Exchange
English words crop up in many other languages, with varying degrees of acceptance, but the reverse is also true. Check out this episode to see if any ...
Episode #41 Six Feet Under
Frightened of kicking the bucket or popping your clogs before you bite the dust? This episode looks at some of the less reverential ways to talk about...
Episode #40 Going For A Song
Have you ever made a song and dance about singing and dancing? Maybe when you weren’t on song? This episode injects some music into your idiomatic rep...
Episode #39 Teach The Teacher
What do old dogs and sucking eggs have in common? Or grandmothers and new tricks? Listen in to find out, as we turn the mirror on ourselves with a loo...
Episode #38 Hanging Proverbs
Are there any phrases in your native language that are so well-known that you only need to say part of them to be understood? English is full of prove...
Episode #37 Maxims
What are maxims? They are well-known phrases that express something that is usually true or that people think is a rule for sensible behaviour. In thi...
Episode #36 Trust
Is your word your bond, or are you as bent as a nine-bob note? You will love this episode. Trust us!