When pigs fly: something that will never ever happen
ex. I will marry him when pigs fly.
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Idiom of the week
When pigs fly: something that will never ever happen
ex. I will marry him when pigs fly.
ex. I will marry him when pigs fly.
The 20 Best Novels of the 20th Century *
| The 20 Best Novels of the 20th Century * |  Composite Rank |
| Sons and Lovers, by D. H. Lawrence | 1 |
| Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad | 2 |
| Sister Carrie, by Theodore Dreiser | 3 |
| Of Human Bondage, by W. Somerset Maugham | 4 |
| The House of Mirth, by Edith Wharton | 5 |
| Anthem, by Ayn Rand | 6 |
| The Call of the Wild, by Jack London | 7 |
| The Way of All Flesh, by Samuel Butler | 8 |
| The Golden Bowl, by Henry James | 9 |
| Winesburg, Ohio, by Sherwood Anderson | 10 |
| The Ambassadors, by Henry James | 11 |
| Nostromo, by Joseph Conrad | 12 |
| Kim, by Rudyard Kipling | 13 |
| The Secret Agent, by Joseph Conrad | 14 |
| My Antonia, by Willa Cather | 15 |
| The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Arthur Conan Doyle | 16 |
| Tarzan of the Apes, by Edgar Rice Burroughs | 17 |
| The Age of Innocence, by Edith Wharton | 18 |
| The Man Who Was Thursday, by G. K. Chesterton | 19 |
| Main Street, by Sinclair Lewis | 20 |
| Special Requests | |
| The Scariest Book of All Time**: Dracula, by Bram Stoker | |
| A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, illustrated by John Leech | |
The 20 Best Novels of the 20th Century *
| The 20 Best Novels of the 20th Century * |
Composite
Rank
|
| Sons and Lovers, by D. H. Lawrence | 1 |
| Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad | 2 |
| Sister Carrie, by Theodore Dreiser | 3 |
| Of Human Bondage, by W. Somerset Maugham | 4 |
| The House of Mirth, by Edith Wharton | 5 |
| Anthem, by Ayn Rand | 6 |
| The Call of the Wild, by Jack London | 7 |
| The Way of All Flesh, by Samuel Butler | 8 |
| The Golden Bowl, by Henry James | 9 |
| Winesburg, Ohio, by Sherwood Anderson | 10 |
| The Ambassadors, by Henry James | 11 |
| Nostromo, by Joseph Conrad | 12 |
| Kim, by Rudyard Kipling | 13 |
| The Secret Agent, by Joseph Conrad | 14 |
| My Antonia, by Willa Cather | 15 |
| The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Arthur Conan Doyle | 16 |
| Tarzan of the Apes, by Edgar Rice Burroughs | 17 |
| The Age of Innocence, by Edith Wharton | 18 |
| The Man Who Was Thursday, by G. K. Chesterton | 19 |
| Main Street, by Sinclair Lewis | 20 |
| Special Requests | |
| The Scariest Book of All Time**: Dracula, by Bram Stoker | |
| A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, illustrated by John Leech | |
Phrasal verbs
Be about to - estar a punto de
I was about to leave the house when my friends arrived.
Be back - regresar
I'm working late at the office tonight so I won't be back until 10.
Be out of - quedarse sin
We're out of eggs so we can't make a tortilla.
Be over - terminarse
When the football match was over, we went to the pub.
Be up - estar levantado
"phil isn't up yet: he's still in bed. Phone again in ten minutes."
Blow up - estallar (una bomba)
The bomb blew up killing six people.
Blow up - inflar
We blew up at least a hundred balloons for the christmas party.
Break down - averiarse
My car broke down on the way to motril.
I was about to leave the house when my friends arrived.
Be back - regresar
I'm working late at the office tonight so I won't be back until 10.
Be out of - quedarse sin
We're out of eggs so we can't make a tortilla.
Be over - terminarse
When the football match was over, we went to the pub.
Be up - estar levantado
"phil isn't up yet: he's still in bed. Phone again in ten minutes."
Blow up - estallar (una bomba)
The bomb blew up killing six people.
Blow up - inflar
We blew up at least a hundred balloons for the christmas party.
Break down - averiarse
My car broke down on the way to motril.
Phrasal verbs
Be about to - estar a punto de
I was about to leave the house when my friends arrived.
Be back - regresar
I'm working late at the office tonight so I won't be back until 10.
Be out of - quedarse sin
We're out of eggs so we can't make a tortilla.
Be over - terminarse
When the football match was over, we went to the pub.
Be up - estar levantado
"phil isn't up yet: he's still in bed. Phone again in ten minutes."
Blow up - estallar (una bomba)
The bomb blew up killing six people.
Blow up - inflar
We blew up at least a hundred balloons for the christmas party.
Break down - averiarse
My car broke down on the way to motril.
I was about to leave the house when my friends arrived.
Be back - regresar
I'm working late at the office tonight so I won't be back until 10.
Be out of - quedarse sin
We're out of eggs so we can't make a tortilla.
Be over - terminarse
When the football match was over, we went to the pub.
Be up - estar levantado
"phil isn't up yet: he's still in bed. Phone again in ten minutes."
Blow up - estallar (una bomba)
The bomb blew up killing six people.
Blow up - inflar
We blew up at least a hundred balloons for the christmas party.
Break down - averiarse
My car broke down on the way to motril.
Rephrasing4
1. Paul missed the train because he woke up too late (IF)
If
2. Although he was injured, he managed to finish the race (DESPITE)
Despite
3. The knives became rusty due to the damp air (MADE)
4. The old lady couldn´t move the table because it was too heavy (FOR)
The table
5. I didn´t know your number, so I couldn´t telephone you (IF)
If
6. Mary likes visiting old churches (FOND)
Maria
7. The party caused great excitement among the schoolchildren (ABOUT)
The schoolchildren
8. When I woke up, there was the usual sound of the baby crying (USUAL)
The baby
9. His aunt gave him somewhere to live for a couple of weeks. (PUT)
His aunt
10. It´s a cross-country vehicle with five doors (DOOR)
It´s
11. Tomas started working for the company 12 years ago (BEEN)
Thomas
12. If you don´t touch those wires, you won´t get an electric shock (LONG)
As
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