Phrase of the day: making a rod for your own back
I had dinner round at a neighbour’s place the other week. Our kids go to the same school, which is
Read more.29th August 2018
Word of the day: R&R
R and R stands for rest and relaxation, rather than rock and roll. So if you are having a bit
Read more.9th August 2018
Chunk of the day: the last-chance saloon
As part of our Lexical Lab summer school, we offer a full and varied social and cultural programme, but most
Read more.3rd August 2018
Phrase of the day: How long is a piece of string?
As a coursebook writer, there’s one question about my work I dread more than all others. I’ll sometimes be at
Read more.25th July 2018
Chunk of the day: baptism of fire
If you’ve been following the series of blog posts I did about the World Cup, you’ll know that I love
Read more.18th July 2018
Word of the day: goal fest
It’s fair to say that it’d been quite a while since we had a classic World Cup final. In 2006,
Read more.15th July 2018
Chunk of the day: high drama
And then there were four! So we’ve now had the quarter-finals of this year’s World Cup, and we know who
Read more.7th July 2018
Word of the day: déjà vu
The second round of the World Cup is often when the tournament really starts coming to life. When you’re in
Read more.3rd July 2018
Word of the day: humiliated
Last Saturday in my first World Cup-related post, I expressed my fear that given our recent record in international competitions,
Read more.28th June 2018
Word of the day: cracking
In my last evening class, one of my students came in looking slightly confused. “I’ve got a question about something
Read more.26th June 2018