Issue 144
24 October 2010
Slang
VIP
a phrase used to describe powerful people in business, politics, sports, and entertainment – Very Important Person
Proverbs
Happy is the man with a wise son.
You always take pride when your child succeeds.
Tongue Twisters
Bake big batches of brown blueberry bread.
Quotes
If you hear a voice within you say "you cannot paint," then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced - Vincent Van Gogh
Word of the Day
Read the task below and click on a link which you think is the correct answer.
international trade
trade between two or more partners from different countries (an exporter and an importer) (http://www.english-portal.com/fp_daily.php?mode=word&BereichID=24&Ex_Dat_ID=1403&exercise_data=a%3A3%3A%7Bs%3A17%3A%22total_task_am ount%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A19%3A%22current_ta sk_number%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A9%3A%22back_l ink%22%3Bs%3A42%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.english-portal.com%2Ffp_daily.php%22%3B%7D&2162=1)
work that involves handling papers: forms or letters or reports etc. (http://www.english-portal.com/fp_daily.php?mode=word&BereichID=24&Ex_Dat_ID=1403&exercise_data=a%3A3%3A%7Bs%3A17%3A%22total_task_am ount%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A19%3A%22current_ta sk_number%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A9%3A%22back_l ink%22%3Bs%3A42%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.english-portal.com%2Ffp_daily.php%22%3B%7D&2163=1)
the selling of goods to merchants; usually in large quantities for resale to consumers (http://www.english-portal.com/fp_daily.php?mode=word&BereichID=24&Ex_Dat_ID=1403&exercise_data=a%3A3%3A%7Bs%3A17%3A%22total_task_am ount%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A19%3A%22current_ta sk_number%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A9%3A%22back_l ink%22%3Bs%3A42%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.english-portal.com%2Ffp_daily.php%22%3B%7D&2164=1)
Abbreviations
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What does the abbreviation HR stand for?
human restructuring (http://www.english-portal.com/fp_daily.php?mode=abbr&BereichID=26&Ex_Dat_ID=5843&exercise_data=a%3A3%3A%7Bs%3A17%3A%22total_task_am ount%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A19%3A%22current_ta sk_number%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A9%3A%22back_l ink%22%3Bs%3A42%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.english-portal.com%2Ffp_daily.php%22%3B%7D&8644=1)
human resources (http://www.english-portal.com/fp_daily.php?mode=abbr&BereichID=26&Ex_Dat_ID=5843&exercise_data=a%3A3%3A%7Bs%3A17%3A%22total_task_am ount%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A19%3A%22current_ta sk_number%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A9%3A%22back_l ink%22%3Bs%3A42%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.english-portal.com%2Ffp_daily.php%22%3B%7D&8645=1)
humane recources (http://www.english-portal.com/fp_daily.php?mode=abbr&BereichID=26&Ex_Dat_ID=5843&exercise_data=a%3A3%3A%7Bs%3A17%3A%22total_task_am ount%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A19%3A%22current_ta sk_number%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A9%3A%22back_l ink%22%3Bs%3A42%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.english-portal.com%2Ffp_daily.php%22%3B%7D&8646=1)
Idioms
Read the task below and click on a link which you think is the correct answer.
it boils down to -
E.g. What it all boils down to is he is leaving.
To be hard working. (http://www.english-portal.com/fp_daily.php?mode=idioms&BereichID=30&Ex_Dat_ID=77&exercise_data=a%3A3%3A%7Bs%3A17%3A%22total_task_am ount%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A19%3A%22current_ta sk_number%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A9%3A%22back_l ink%22%3Bs%3A42%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.english-portal.com%2Ffp_daily.php%22%3B%7D&119=1)
How to cook something. (http://www.english-portal.com/fp_daily.php?mode=idioms&BereichID=30&Ex_Dat_ID=77&exercise_data=a%3A3%3A%7Bs%3A17%3A%22total_task_am ount%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A19%3A%22current_ta sk_number%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A9%3A%22back_l ink%22%3Bs%3A42%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.english-portal.com%2Ffp_daily.php%22%3B%7D&120=1)
The basic result something will produce. (http://www.english-portal.com/fp_daily.php?mode=idioms&BereichID=30&Ex_Dat_ID=77&exercise_data=a%3A3%3A%7Bs%3A17%3A%22total_task_am ount%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A19%3A%22current_ta sk_number%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A9%3A%22back_l ink%22%3Bs%3A42%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.english-portal.com%2Ffp_daily.php%22%3B%7D&121=1)
The final result after working a certain task. (http://www.english-portal.com/fp_daily.php?mode=idioms&BereichID=30&Ex_Dat_ID=77&exercise_data=a%3A3%3A%7Bs%3A17%3A%22total_task_am ount%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A19%3A%22current_ta sk_number%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A9%3A%22back_l ink%22%3Bs%3A42%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.english-portal.com%2Ffp_daily.php%22%3B%7D&122=1)
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Issue 145
31 October 2010
Slang
back on your feet
recover, usually from an illness; to feel better after being sick
Proverbs
It never rains but it pours.
Bad things sometimes can get worse.
Tongue Twisters
Preshrunk silk shirts.
Quotes
Impossible is not a fact... it's an opinion. What's impossible only remains so until someone finds a way to do what others are sure can't be done. - Anthony Robbins
Word of the Day
Read the task below and click on a link which you think is the correct answer.
rush order
deal with an order (http://www.english-portal.com/fp_daily.php?mode=word&BereichID=24&Ex_Dat_ID=1395&exercise_data=a%3A3%3A%7Bs%3A17%3A%22total_task_am ount%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A19%3A%22current_ta sk_number%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A9%3A%22back_l ink%22%3Bs%3A42%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.english-portal.com%2Ffp_daily.php%22%3B%7D&2138=1)
an order on approval (http://www.english-portal.com/fp_daily.php?mode=word&BereichID=24&Ex_Dat_ID=1395&exercise_data=a%3A3%3A%7Bs%3A17%3A%22total_task_am ount%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A19%3A%22current_ta sk_number%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A9%3A%22back_l ink%22%3Bs%3A42%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.english-portal.com%2Ffp_daily.php%22%3B%7D&2139=1)
an order which has to be processed in a very short time (http://www.english-portal.com/fp_daily.php?mode=word&BereichID=24&Ex_Dat_ID=1395&exercise_data=a%3A3%3A%7Bs%3A17%3A%22total_task_am ount%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A19%3A%22current_ta sk_number%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A9%3A%22back_l ink%22%3Bs%3A42%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.english-portal.com%2Ffp_daily.php%22%3B%7D&2140=1)
Abbreviations
Read the task below and click on a link which you think is the correct answer.
What does the abbreviation RRP stand for?
e.g. RRP of a product is the price the manufacturer recommends that the retailer sell it for.
research revenue price (http://www.english-portal.com/fp_daily.php?mode=abbr&BereichID=26&Ex_Dat_ID=1368&exercise_data=a%3A3%3A%7Bs%3A17%3A%22total_task_am ount%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A19%3A%22current_ta sk_number%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A9%3A%22back_l ink%22%3Bs%3A42%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.english-portal.com%2Ffp_daily.php%22%3B%7D&2059=1)
recommended retail price (http://www.english-portal.com/fp_daily.php?mode=abbr&BereichID=26&Ex_Dat_ID=1368&exercise_data=a%3A3%3A%7Bs%3A17%3A%22total_task_am ount%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A19%3A%22current_ta sk_number%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A9%3A%22back_l ink%22%3Bs%3A42%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.english-portal.com%2Ffp_daily.php%22%3B%7D&2060=1)
retail recommended prize (http://www.english-portal.com/fp_daily.php?mode=abbr&BereichID=26&Ex_Dat_ID=1368&exercise_data=a%3A3%3A%7Bs%3A17%3A%22total_task_am ount%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A19%3A%22current_ta sk_number%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A9%3A%22back_l ink%22%3Bs%3A42%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.english-portal.com%2Ffp_daily.php%22%3B%7D&2061=1)
Idioms
Read the task below and click on a link which you think is the correct answer.
bring home the bacon -
e.g., Women nowadays not only take care of the household but also bring home the bacon.
earn a living, especially for a family; achieve desired results; have success (http://www.english-portal.com/fp_daily.php?mode=idioms&BereichID=30&Ex_Dat_ID=1971&exercise_data=a%3A3%3A%7Bs%3A17%3A%22total_task_am ount%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A19%3A%22current_ta sk_number%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A9%3A%22back_l ink%22%3Bs%3A42%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.english-portal.com%2Ffp_daily.php%22%3B%7D&3475=1)
have a dream job (http://www.english-portal.com/fp_daily.php?mode=idioms&BereichID=30&Ex_Dat_ID=1971&exercise_data=a%3A3%3A%7Bs%3A17%3A%22total_task_am ount%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A19%3A%22current_ta sk_number%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A9%3A%22back_l ink%22%3Bs%3A42%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.english-portal.com%2Ffp_daily.php%22%3B%7D&3476=1)
working at a second job in order to supplement the income from a permanent position (http://www.english-portal.com/fp_daily.php?mode=idioms&BereichID=30&Ex_Dat_ID=1971&exercise_data=a%3A3%3A%7Bs%3A17%3A%22total_task_am ount%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A19%3A%22current_ta sk_number%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A9%3A%22back_l ink%22%3Bs%3A42%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.english-portal.com%2Ffp_daily.php%22%3B%7D&3477=1)Read the task below and click on a link which you think is the correct answer.
bring home the bacon -
e.g., Women nowadays not only take care of the household but also bring home the bacon.
earn a living, especially for a family; achieve desired results; have success (http://www.english-portal.com/fp_daily.php?mode=idioms&BereichID=30&Ex_Dat_ID=1971&exercise_data=a%3A3%3A%7Bs%3A17%3A%22total_task_am ount%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A19%3A%22current_ta sk_number%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A9%3A%22back_l ink%22%3Bs%3A42%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.english-portal.com%2Ffp_daily.php%22%3B%7D&3475=1)
have a dream job (http://www.english-portal.com/fp_daily.php?mode=idioms&BereichID=30&Ex_Dat_ID=1971&exercise_data=a%3A3%3A%7Bs%3A17%3A%22total_task_am ount%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A19%3A%22current_ta sk_number%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A9%3A%22back_l ink%22%3Bs%3A42%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.english-portal.com%2Ffp_daily.php%22%3B%7D&3476=1)
working at a second job in order to supplement the income from a permanent position (http://www.english-portal.com/fp_daily.php?mode=idioms&BereichID=30&Ex_Dat_ID=1971&exercise_data=a%3A3%3A%7Bs%3A17%3A%22total_task_am ount%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A19%3A%22current_ta sk_number%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A9%3A%22back_l ink%22%3Bs%3A42%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.english-portal.com%2Ffp_daily.php%22%3B%7D&3477=1)
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Issue 146
07 November 2010
Slang
egghead
an overly intellectual person; someone who thinks too much
Proverbs
You can´t take it with you when you die.
This proverb reminds us that some material things are not really so valuable as we think.
Tongue Twisters
If your cursor finds a menu item followed by a dash,
And the double-clicking icon puts your window in the trash,
And your data is corrupted 'cause the index doesn't hash,
then your situation's hopeless, and your system's gonna crash!
(from the Unix fortune database, attributed to D.J. Dement)
Quotes
Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened. - Dr. Seuss
Word of the Day
Read the task below and click on a link which you think is the correct answer.
take-home pay
what is left of your pay after deductions for taxes, dues and insurance etc. (http://www.english-portal.com/fp_daily.php?mode=word&BereichID=24&Ex_Dat_ID=1386&exercise_data=a%3A3%3A%7Bs%3A17%3A%22total_task_am ount%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A19%3A%22current_ta sk_number%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A9%3A%22back_l ink%22%3Bs%3A42%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.english-portal.com%2Ffp_daily.php%22%3B%7D&2110=1)
payment to the holder of a patent or copyright or resource for the right to use their property (http://www.english-portal.com/fp_daily.php?mode=word&BereichID=24&Ex_Dat_ID=1386&exercise_data=a%3A3%3A%7Bs%3A17%3A%22total_task_am ount%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A19%3A%22current_ta sk_number%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A9%3A%22back_l ink%22%3Bs%3A42%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.english-portal.com%2Ffp_daily.php%22%3B%7D&2111=1)
a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter) (http://www.english-portal.com/fp_daily.php?mode=word&BereichID=24&Ex_Dat_ID=1386&exercise_data=a%3A3%3A%7Bs%3A17%3A%22total_task_am ount%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A19%3A%22current_ta sk_number%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A9%3A%22back_l ink%22%3Bs%3A42%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.english-portal.com%2Ffp_daily.php%22%3B%7D&2112=1)
Abbreviations
Read the task below and click on a link which you think is the correct answer.
What does the abbreviation AWOL stand for?
e.g. Military personnel are technically AWOL when they have failed to show up at, or have left, their military assignment without permission, or without a valid pass or leave.
absent without leave (http://www.english-portal.com/fp_daily.php?mode=abbr&BereichID=26&Ex_Dat_ID=1361&exercise_data=a%3A3%3A%7Bs%3A17%3A%22total_task_am ount%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A19%3A%22current_ta sk_number%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A9%3A%22back_l ink%22%3Bs%3A42%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.english-portal.com%2Ffp_daily.php%22%3B%7D&2038=1)
any wizard on-line (http://www.english-portal.com/fp_daily.php?mode=abbr&BereichID=26&Ex_Dat_ID=1361&exercise_data=a%3A3%3A%7Bs%3A17%3A%22total_task_am ount%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A19%3A%22current_ta sk_number%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A9%3A%22back_l ink%22%3Bs%3A42%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.english-portal.com%2Ffp_daily.php%22%3B%7D&2039=1)
aged woman on-line (http://www.english-portal.com/fp_daily.php?mode=abbr&BereichID=26&Ex_Dat_ID=1361&exercise_data=a%3A3%3A%7Bs%3A17%3A%22total_task_am ount%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A19%3A%22current_ta sk_number%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A9%3A%22back_l ink%22%3Bs%3A42%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.english-portal.com%2Ffp_daily.php%22%3B%7D&2040=1)
Idioms
Read the task below and click on a link which you think is the correct answer.
Since they argued, she has been given the cold shoulder by her friend.
Since they argued, she has been ignored by her friend. (http://www.english-portal.com/fp_daily.php?mode=idioms&BereichID=30&Ex_Dat_ID=286&exercise_data=a%3A3%3A%7Bs%3A17%3A%22total_task_am ount%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A19%3A%22current_ta sk_number%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A9%3A%22back_l ink%22%3Bs%3A42%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.english-portal.com%2Ffp_daily.php%22%3B%7D&534=1)
Since they argued, her shoulder has been cold. (http://www.english-portal.com/fp_daily.php?mode=idioms&BereichID=30&Ex_Dat_ID=286&exercise_data=a%3A3%3A%7Bs%3A17%3A%22total_task_am ount%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A19%3A%22current_ta sk_number%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A9%3A%22back_l ink%22%3Bs%3A42%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.english-portal.com%2Ffp_daily.php%22%3B%7D&535=1)
Since they argued, her friend’s shoulder has been cold. (http://www.english-portal.com/fp_daily.php?mode=idioms&BereichID=30&Ex_Dat_ID=286&exercise_data=a%3A3%3A%7Bs%3A17%3A%22total_task_am ount%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A19%3A%22current_ta sk_number%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A9%3A%22back_l ink%22%3Bs%3A42%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.english-portal.com%2Ffp_daily.php%22%3B%7D&536=1)
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Issue 147
14 November 2010
<img align="absmiddle" height="32" width="32">Slang
hush-hush
secret, confidential
<img align="absmiddle" height="32" width="32">Proverbs
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
It is success only if it works.
<img align="absmiddle" height="32" width="32">Tongue Twisters
You cuss, I cuss, we all cuss, for asparagus!
<img align="absmiddle" height="32" width="32">Quotes
"Patience is also a form of action." - Auguste Rodin
<img align="absmiddle" height="32" width="32">Word of the Day
Read the task below and click on a link which you think is the correct answer.
compromise
pay back for some expense incurred (http://www.english-portal.com/fp_daily.php?mode=word&BereichID=24&Ex_Dat_ID=1376&exercise_data=a%3A3%3A%7Bs%3A17%3A%22total_task_am ount%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A19%3A%22current_ta sk_number%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A9%3A%22back_l ink%22%3Bs%3A42%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.english-portal.com%2Ffp_daily.php%22%3B%7D&2083=1)
an agreement to accept a situation in which the parties get variations from what they originally sought, to achieve a compatible outcome (http://www.english-portal.com/fp_daily.php?mode=word&BereichID=24&Ex_Dat_ID=1376&exercise_data=a%3A3%3A%7Bs%3A17%3A%22total_task_am ount%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A19%3A%22current_ta sk_number%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A9%3A%22back_l ink%22%3Bs%3A42%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.english-portal.com%2Ffp_daily.php%22%3B%7D&2084=1)
arrange or fix in the desired order (http://www.english-portal.com/fp_daily.php?mode=word&BereichID=24&Ex_Dat_ID=1376&exercise_data=a%3A3%3A%7Bs%3A17%3A%22total_task_am ount%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A19%3A%22current_ta sk_number%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A9%3A%22back_l ink%22%3Bs%3A42%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.english-portal.com%2Ffp_daily.php%22%3B%7D&2085=1)
<img align="absmiddle" height="32" width="32">Abbreviations
Read the task below and click on a link which you think is the correct answer.
What does the abbreviation A.D. stand for?
anno domini (http://www.english-portal.com/fp_daily.php?mode=abbr&BereichID=26&Ex_Dat_ID=471&exercise_data=a%3A3%3A%7Bs%3A17%3A%22total_task_am ount%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A19%3A%22current_ta sk_number%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A9%3A%22back_l ink%22%3Bs%3A42%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.english-portal.com%2Ffp_daily.php%22%3B%7D&902=1)
Anna Duncan (http://www.english-portal.com/fp_daily.php?mode=abbr&BereichID=26&Ex_Dat_ID=471&exercise_data=a%3A3%3A%7Bs%3A17%3A%22total_task_am ount%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A19%3A%22current_ta sk_number%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A9%3A%22back_l ink%22%3Bs%3A42%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.english-portal.com%2Ffp_daily.php%22%3B%7D&903=1)
After Dinner (http://www.english-portal.com/fp_daily.php?mode=abbr&BereichID=26&Ex_Dat_ID=471&exercise_data=a%3A3%3A%7Bs%3A17%3A%22total_task_am ount%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A19%3A%22current_ta sk_number%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A9%3A%22back_l ink%22%3Bs%3A42%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.english-portal.com%2Ffp_daily.php%22%3B%7D&904=1)
<img align="absmiddle" height="32" width="32">Idioms
Read the task below and click on a link which you think is the correct answer.
In his mother’s eyes, he could do no wrong.
In his mother’s opinion, he was perfect. (http://www.english-portal.com/fp_daily.php?mode=idioms&BereichID=30&Ex_Dat_ID=279&exercise_data=a%3A3%3A%7Bs%3A17%3A%22total_task_am ount%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A19%3A%22current_ta sk_number%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A9%3A%22back_l ink%22%3Bs%3A42%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.english-portal.com%2Ffp_daily.php%22%3B%7D&513=1)
In his mother’s eyes, he is a wrongdoer. (http://www.english-portal.com/fp_daily.php?mode=idioms&BereichID=30&Ex_Dat_ID=279&exercise_data=a%3A3%3A%7Bs%3A17%3A%22total_task_am ount%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A19%3A%22current_ta sk_number%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A9%3A%22back_l ink%22%3Bs%3A42%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.english-portal.com%2Ffp_daily.php%22%3B%7D&514=1)
His mother could cause no harm to him. (http://www.english-portal.com/fp_daily.php?mode=idioms&BereichID=30&Ex_Dat_ID=279&exercise_data=a%3A3%3A%7Bs%3A17%3A%22total_task_am ount%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A19%3A%22current_ta sk_number%22%3Bs%3A1%3A%221%22%3Bs%3A9%3A%22back_l ink%22%3Bs%3A42%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.english-portal.com%2Ffp_daily.php%22%3B%7D&515=1)
<img align="absmiddle" height="32" width="32">Poll of the Week
What kind of person are you? A dog person or a cat person?
According to a CNN article, dog people tend to be more social and outgoing, while cat people tend to be more neurotic but “open,” which means creative, philosophical, or nontraditional in this context.
What kind of person are you? Tell us why.
Dog person (https://secure.english-portal.com/jump_into_ep.php?poll=8)
Cat person (https://secure.english-portal.com/jump_into_ep.php?poll=8)