Phrasal Verb of the day

knock off 

Meaning: to murder somebody

For example:

• knock sb off Did you hear about the insurance salesman who took out policies on his customers and then knocked them off in order to collect the payouts?
  
• knock off sb Tony reckons a mafia hitman will knock off anyone who talks to the police.
  
• be/get knocked off by sb The police said the girl was probably knocked off by the guy she was with when she left the bar.

Phrasal Verb of the day

knock off 

Meaning: to murder somebody

For example:

• knock sb off Did you hear about the insurance salesman who took out policies on his customers and then knocked them off in order to collect the payouts?
  
• knock off sb Tony reckons a mafia hitman will knock off anyone who talks to the police.
  
• be/get knocked off by sb The police said the girl was probably knocked off by the guy she was with when she left the bar.

Idiom of the day

put the brakes on

Meaning: If you put the brakes on something, you stop it or slow it down.

For example:

• Many companies are putting the brakes on new investment until the economy improves.
• The government has to put the brakes on the water treatment project until the corruption enquiry is over.

Origin: This metaphorical idiom is based on the fact that if you're driving a car and you "put the brakes on", the car slows down and stops.

Idiom of the day

put the brakes on

Meaning: If you put the brakes on something, you stop it or slow it down.

For example:

• Many companies are putting the brakes on new investment until the economy improves.
• The government has to put the brakes on the water treatment project until the corruption enquiry is over.

Origin: This metaphorical idiom is based on the fact that if you're driving a car and you "put the brakes on", the car slows down and stops.

Idiom of the day

make a mountain out of a molehill - to make an unimportant thing seem important

Don't make a mountain out of a molehill

No le busques tres pies al gato

Idiom of the day

make a mountain out of a molehill - to make an unimportant thing seem important

Don't make a mountain out of a molehill

No le busques tres pies al gato

CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP

Sunday January 27,2013

Chicken noodle soup

THIS classic comfort soup is brought to life thanks to fresh chilli and garlic, which makes it the perfect antidote to see you through these cold wintery months.

INGREDIENTS

Serves 4
250g chicken breast

fi llets
2 chicken stock
cubes
2 tablespoons soy
sauce

1 clove garlic, crushed.

1/4 to 1/2 a red chilli, finely diced

1/2 red pepper,

deseeded and sliced

175g cabbage,

shredded

50g tinned sweetcorn

125g stir fry rice noodles

Basil leaves

METHOD
Cut the chicken breasts into 2cm cubes.
Dissolve stock cubes in 900ml boiling water and bring to the boil in a saucepan with the soy sauce, garlic and chilli.
Add the cubed chicken breast pieces to the stock and simmer for 10 minutes.
Add the red pepper, cabbage, sweetcorn and noodles.
Bring back to the boil and boil for 3-4
minutes then serve in bowls topped with basil

a) see you through: allow you to survive. Example:  Here's $100. Will that see you through till the end of the month?
b) basil leaves? Hojas de albahaca