Let's enjoy some of the English idioms!

[Ann]

 

  To learn by experience

[DAS]

Down in the Dumps

To be in gloomy mood.

He looks a bit down in the dumps after he was rejected at the interview.

[DAS]

  Are you agreeing with me, DAS, or are you not? Your "всё так же" has got another meaning.

Ann, I am! I completely agree with you. I didn't want you to misunderstand me.

[Ann]

Ann, I meant it in the context of "все так же"

  Are you agreeing with me, DAS, or are you not? Your "всё так же" has got another meaning.

[DAS]

     What do you mean by "all the same"?

Ann, I meant it in the context of "все так же"

[Ann]

I like it all the same!

     What do you mean by "all the same"?

[DAS]

I like it all the same!

[Ann]

A nice picture!

[DAS]

Dog Days of Summer

Hot, sultry summer days.

Once, we had gone on a hike during the dog days of summer. It was a tough task, but it tested our endurance to the limit.

[DAS]

Wild Goose Chase

A hopeless or confusing situation

The man led the police on a wild goose chase when he ran away from them downtown.

[DAS]

Peas in the Pod

People who are close



We have known each other since our childhood, we are really peas in the pod!

[DAS]

Smart Cookie

Someone who is very intelligent

 Anyone who made billions in the Russian oil industry is clearly a smart cookie.

[DAS]

Goody Two-Shoes

Someone who tries to be perfect

"Goody-two shoes" was initially coined by John Newberry in his book. This is another version of Cinderella Tale.

[AlexanderShcherban]

To V.B.
Yes, Vera Ivanovna, I've already posted there some information about it.

[V.B.]

To AlexanderShcherban
"While I was doing some research about "clip-thinking""

      What research were you doing about clip thinking, Alexander? I am very much interested in it. Will you write about it in "Научно-методический месяц продолжается".  This is I think where it belongs. It could be done either in Engilsh or in Russian.
                                                                                                                                                     В.И.