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Love at first sight:10 most interesting everyday idioms

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Hello my all readers, I hope you all will have celebrated Holi enthusiastically. So here we are discussing 10 most interesting everyday idioms.  Now the question is - what is idiom? The idiom is an expression whose meaning is different from the meaning of individual words in it.  In Hindi, we're used to saying muhawara (मुहावरा) The easiest way to learn the English idiom is, to use it in everyday conversation. Here is some list of idioms with examples . 1. Around the corner :- soon to come or happen, very near (जल्द ही ) The game of thrones final season is just around the corner. 2. After all :- as a change in plans; anyway (आख़िरकार ) I do support her in tough phases of her life - after all, she is my sister. 3. Afraid of one's own shadow :- very easily frightened,  timid (डरपोक ) Don't take him with us to the haunted house, he is even afraid of his own shadow. 4. As hard as nails :- insensitive, hard-hearted  and cruel (कठोर) I thought he was a
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10 most confusing Homophones

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As in my last post, I have described the top 10 common phobias. Most of my readers liked those phobias. In today's post, I am going to describe Homophones . Homophone often causes trouble and creates a lot of confusion for learners of English. So let's start by taking a closer look at the meaning of word homophone . What is homophone?  Those words which share the same pronunciation but have different meaning are called homophones. This word derives form the Greek, where ' homo '- means same and the root ' phone '- means sound . So the words "flower" and "flour" are a homophone, as are "two" and "to". There are thousands of homophones but I'm going to describe 10 most common homophones which mostly left us puzzled!! 1. cell/sell Cell(noun): - jail  जेल The prisoner was locked up in a cell . Sell(verb) :- to offer something for people to buy बेचना He sells vegetables for a living. 2. Die/d
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Is your fear of LOVE a PHOBIA?

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Hello, my readers, in my previous post we have learned   words that described the nature of the person .Today  I'm going to write about top 10  phobias Now question is that what is a phobia? How many types of phobia exist? A phobia is a very strong fear or hatred that you can not explain, the word itself comes from the Greek word phobos , which means fear or horror . More than a hundred types of phobias exist all over the world but today I'm going to describe Most common phobias  among people. Let's start with the first phobia which is quite famous among the young generation. 1.  Philophobia(फिलोफोबिया) :- The fear of falling in love with someone who doesn't love you back(fear of love) प्यार करने से डर Many teenagers in India are suffering from philophobia . 2. Aerophobia(एरोफोबिया) :- The fear of flying उडाने से डर Since Herry has an aerophobia , he has never flown to Paris. 3. Gamophobia(गेमोफोबिया) :- The fear of marriage शादी करने से डर
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Are you misogynist?

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Hello, my all readers,  I'm back with my new post which is going to amazed you and keep you thinking. So today we are going to learn 6 words which describe one's character. Without taking more time lets get started with the first word. 1. Philanthropist  (फि़ˈलैन्‌थ़्रपिस्‍ट्‌ ):- one who loves the human race, in other words, a rich person who helps the poor and those in need. इंसान/ इंसानियत से प्रेम करने वाला Exp:- A.P.J Abdul Kalam was a  philanthropist . 2. Misanthrope (ˈमिस्अन्‌थ्रोप्):- one who hates or avoids other people मनुष्य से घृणा करनेवाला; मानवद्वेषी Exp:- That old man is a  misanthrope  who doesn't let any children enter in his garden. 3. Casanova  (ˌकैसˈनोव़):- one who has multiple relationship with many women. ठरकी Ex:-Prem Chopra is famous for his  casanova  character. 4. Misogynist  ( मिˈसॉजिनिस्‍ट्‌) :- A man who hates women or believes that men are much better than women. औरतों से नफ़रत करने वाला; नारी -
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7 words which are streaming after Pulwama terror attack

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"Jaish terrorists attack CRPF convoy in  Kashmir, kill at least 40 p ersonnel " said TOI.  A blood-curdling terrorist attack happened at Pulwama in Kashmir on Thursday where our 40 CRPF personnel killed. This is the great loss of India. I would like to express my sincere condolences to our 40 Soldiers and their families. Hello, my readers, you must be puzzled! What these words mean - convoy, personnel and condolence? So here I am, going to describe you those 7 words which are streaming after the Pulwama attack. 1. Convoy(ˈकॉन्‌व़ॉइ) - काफ़िला  Meaning:-  a group of vehicles and ships  travelling together.  The convoy of vehicles reached at 4 am. 2.  Martyrdom(ˈमाटडम्‌) - शाहदत, बलिदान  Meaning:-  sacrifices of martyr " Martyrdom of jawans in  Pulwama will not go in vain," said Amit Shah. 3. Tribute(ˈट्रिब्‍यूट्‌) -श्रद्धांजलि देना Meaning:- pay homage, something that one says and expresses when someone great died. "The Prime Mini
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7 Most common English slang words used everyday

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Has this ever happened to you? You're watching Hollywood movie, you didn't understand what slang word have they used? and what does it mean? So here I am going to teach you 7 most common English slang words which you haven't learned in your language classes. It will help you to understand Hollywood movies better, it will also help you to understand the native English speaker easily and it will save you from an embarrassing moment where your colleague, boss, foreigner client or friend uses the slang words and you aren't able to understand. Before starting today's lesson, we need to clear first, slang words are famous in speaking not in writing that means they are more informal than formal. So without taking much time, let's begin with a first slang word 1. Gimme Give me ; It is quite popular slang among native English speaker. For example, gimme your car. my father didn't  gimme money. my boss didn't gimme increment. 2.
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