Attraction is a strong feeling that draws us toward someone. It can feel exciting, confusing, or even magical. Sometimes, it’s hard to explain why we like someone, so we use special comparisons to help. These comparisons are called metaphors. They…
Sometimes, we all feel scared. It might be during a storm, before a test, or when we hear a strange noise at night. People use different ways to talk about fear, and one fun way is through idioms. Idioms are…
How someone looks can be described in many fun and clear ways. One way to do this is by using similes. A simile is a sentence that compares two things using the words “like” or “as.” For example, you might…
Athletes work hard to grow stronger, faster, and better at what they do. To talk about this effort, people often use comparisons called metaphors. A metaphor says one thing is something else to help us see it in a new…
Violence is a hard thing to talk about, but people often use special phrases to help explain it. One way they do this is with metaphors. A metaphor compares one thing to another to show how it feels or looks,…
Sometimes, we meet people who don’t help much or who don’t try to do their part. In English, there are many short sayings called idioms that describe people like this. These idioms are fun to learn and help us say…
Sometimes we hear people talk about money using fun phrases. Instead of saying “cheap” or “low price,” they might say something like “a steal” or “costs next to nothing.” These are idioms. Idioms are phrases that don’t mean exactly what…
Stars light up the night sky. They shine, twinkle, and seem to dance above us. People often use similes to describe how stars look or feel. A simile is a sentence that compares two things using the words “like” or…
Some things really get on our nerves. Maybe it’s a loud sound, someone chewing with their mouth open, or a person who keeps talking when you’re trying to read. These things are annoying. To describe how annoying something is, people…
Arguments can happen in many places at school, at home, or with friends. People don’t always agree, and that’s okay. But how we talk about arguing can be different. Sometimes, people use special phrases called metaphors. These are ways to…
Sometimes, people give advice using short phrases that don’t say exactly what they mean. These are called idioms. You might hear someone say, “Sleep on it” when they want you to wait before deciding. Idioms like this are used every…
Sometimes, people try hard to fix a problem, but nothing works. In those cases, we say the thing they are trying is “useless.” Idioms can help us talk about things that don’t work in a fun or clear way. These…