English Expressions at a Restaurant - #video

When you eat out at your favorite restaurant the next time, practice your English!

Can you order from a menu in English?

Do you know how to talk to a server in English?

Watch the English video today for helpful expressions at the restaurant!

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Read up on the Twisted Business English - Raise the Bar!

Twisted Business English is a series where I take a real headline right from the business press and explain its meaning.

Many times, headline writers use clever expressions to attract your attention so you read their articles.

Sometimes those expressions are not so easy to understand for students of English.

Today you are going to learn about "raise the bar" as found in the following headline - Timken Steel Raised the Bar.
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Twisted Business English Video

I made this video especially to make the headline clearer for my blog readers.

So, get comfortable to watch the following short video. 

Do you already know the meaning of our Twisted Business English phrase?

Have you "raised the bar" ever before in your life?

After watching the video, you will be better able to respond to my question.

Conclusion

Now you know what "raise the bar" means.

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"Fishy" English Expressions - Are you on the hook? #video

All languages have their colorful expressions.

Increasing your vocabulary includes exposure to a mix of terms and words.

And, it is far easier to remember new vocabulary when the words are part of a central theme, as in our case today, fish.

The more you are familiar with these fish expressions below, the more you will understand English in movies or conversations. 

Do you already know some "fishy" expressions? 

Watch the video below for a variety of terms to help you out!

Business English Ace Video- Fish Expressions

Pull up a chair and get comfortable. Take out a pad and paper or use your Fire HD 7 to make notes.

Then study these expressions and use them in your own English writings or conversations!



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Discover the Meaning of - Find Legs - in Twisted Business English

We continue our occasional Twisted Business English series with a phrase from the food business.

Previously, we reviewed Harvest Time and  Clean Up. Go check them out!

Today we present another Twisted Business English video lesson on financial stability at a firm.

Twisted Business English - Find Legs

Headlines try to be clever to attract your eyeballs to their copy.

In our Twisted Business English series, I pull an actual headline from a business news article and explain the "play on words" contained in it.

The "twist" is the connection between the phrase in the headline and the subject matter.

Usually a colorful idiom or phrasal verb is used to draw you into reading the article.

Our Twisted Business English phrase this week is - Buffalo Wild Wings Finds Its Legs.

Watch our quick video to explain the expression "finds its legs."

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Conclusion

So,  did you guess the meaning of "find its legs" before watching the video?

Now if you come across that phrase again in a business article, you will know its meaning. Or use the phrase in your own writing. 

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Business English Ace #Vocabulary - Learn English with Hat Idioms - #Video

Get a healthy dose of idioms today in our Business English Ace Vocabulary video today!

Check out these phrases to discover just how many phrases involve a simple item like a hat.

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Twisted Business English - Clean Up

Do English expressions like "clean up" that you may read in a newspaper or magazine article confuse you?

Every week I explain the clever headline from a business article to help you understand it.

I call the series, Twisted Business English.

Each article has a "twist" to its title.

So, are you ready to boost your English?  Read on!

Twisted Business English - Idiom - On Tap

Do idioms confuse you? Our post today will help.

We feature an occasional highlight of a presentation that has attracted a f attention.

I’ve been pleasantly surprised by the reaction to our Twisted Business English series.

Twisted Business English

We take a business news headline that has a “twist.”

Headline writers are quite clever, or at least try to be.

In our presentation below, headline writers used the idiom “on tap.”

Read the presentation to find out why.

Idioms

Idiomatic expressions flummox many learners of English.

Idioms, in short, are phrases where the words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words.

An idiom is a phrase where the words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words, which can make

Idioms are hard to understand for English students because of the seemingly endless combinations of words for assorted meanings.

Idiomatic language is quite colourful to express ideas or situations more vividly and often more briefly.

Like our Twisted Business English phrase below, idioms help crate an image or mental picture so people can easily relate to the ideas you are trying to express.

 You may be familiar with this expression: On Tap.

If not, please read on!

Twisted Business English - On Tap from Hilda E. Colby

Conclusion

In order to get a grip on idioms talk with native speakers, and ask them about meanings that escape you.

A more direct route is to use a textbook like my popular 150 Useful English Collocations, Idioms, and Phrasal Verbs.


Twisted Business English - Idiom - On Tap