Live and Learn English with Jean Lee

Spring is the time of budding and starting your life with a fresh mind. However, not everyone is in perfect shape, either physically or mentally. This week, let us practice some living and health-related expressions/ idioms in English. 1.    keep body and soul together : to have or get enough food and money to survive 2.    hale and hearty: someone, especially an old person, who is hale and hearty is in excellent health (*similar expression: to be as right as rain ) 3.    (to be) on one's last legs : to be in a very weak condition or about to die 4.    hair of the dog that bit you : using as a remedy a small amount of what made you ill, for example a drop of alcohol when recovering from drinking too much, is called 'a hair of the dog that bit you 5.    touch and go : If something is touch-and-go, the outcome or result is uncertain. 6.    couch doctor : shrink/ a psychoanalyst or psychiatrist who put...

Is it time to get a new haircut or highlights? Giving your hair a bit of change from time to time could make you feel much lightened up and help you snap out of bad mood. Let us go over some basic English expressions  that we can use in hair salons this week. Match the following vocabulary with each of their proper definition.  (*source from https://www.myenglishlanguage.com/essential-vocabulary/hairdressing/ )   1.    trim a.    hair cut in different lengths, shorter on the top layer and longer underneath   2.    thinning b.    hair at the front that comes down over the forehead   3.    balayage c.    a small amount of hair cut off the ends of the hair to neaten your current style   4.    layers d.    a long bob style      5.    fringe e. ...

Spring has sprung! It is one of the most welcomed seasons after a long, brutal winter time. However, to some people out there who are suffering from a variety of allergies, Spring is not such a pleasant phase in a year. This week, let’s brush up on some idiomatic expressions related to allergy symptoms.            1.       hay fever : a seasonal allergy to airborne particles characterized by itchy eyes, runny nose, nasal congestion, sneezing, itchy throat, and excess mucus      2.       wheezing : producing a hoarse whistling sound when one breathes with difficulty      3.       flare-up : a sudden appearance or worsening of the symptoms of a disease or condition      4.       splitting headache : terrible headache      5.       to feel under the wea...