A Shot In The Dark A shot in the dark is a guess at the answer to a question when you do not feel that you know the facts. Example: \'How did you know I was from America?\' Reply: ...

A Piece Of Cake Something that is very easy to do is \'a piece of cake\'. Example: \'Can you finish your homework in ten minutes?\' Reply: \'It will be a piece of cake.\' \'A piece...

A Slip Of The Tongue When you say something by accident - something which you did not mean to say - you have made a slip of the tongue. Example: \'I didn\'t mean to say that! It wa...

A Slap On The Wrist A slap on the wrist is a punishment that is very mild. Example: \'He should be in jail for what he did, but he got off with just a slap on the wrist.\' When the...

A Taste Of Your Own Medicine Someone gives you \'a taste of your own medicine\' when they act towards you the same way you act towards others in order to teach you a lesson about t...

A Wolf In Sheep\'s Clothing \'A wolf in sheep\'s clothing\' is a dangerous person pretending to be harmless. Example: \'I want you to stay away from that boy. He\'s a wolf in sheep...

世博与文化 浪漫七夕 古典风情浪漫七夕 七夕还没到，世博广东周已经开打民俗牌，展出民间制作的七夕贡品。这些工艺品来自广东望牛墩镇，那里一直保存有良好的七夕乞巧风俗。七夕是我们中国的情...

A Toss-Up When something is a \'toss-up\', we are not sure what the result will be. The analogy is to tossing a coin as a way of making a decision. When \'flipping\' (or \'tossing\...

维系永恒的婚姻与爱情 Of all the misconceptions about love， the most powerful and pervasive （普遍深入的）is the belief that falling in love is Of all the misconceptions about love...

世博与文化2 日本馆古屏风前的家居故事 日本馆里展出的国宝有哪些呢？一定不可以错过三幅高精度复制的古屏风。屏风在中国古代曾是室内家具的一部分，唐朝时候传入日本，于是形成了带有唐代画风...