Celebrate Idiom Week with a Special Giveaway

We are tickled pink because it's almost Idiom Week (January 14-20, 2024), and to celebrate, we are hosting a special giveaway of our Idiom books!


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BENGALI LANGUAGE: INTERESTING FACTS & RESOURCES

Today we feature the Bengali language! Learn interesting facts about the language and what new Bengali children's books are available.


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ENGAGING BILINGUAL BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SUMMER READING

We've compiled some fun bilingual book recommendations perfect for keeping kids reading and language learning all summer long!


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start off

to begin in a particular way or with a particular act


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pack in (2)

If you pack something in, you stop doing it.


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fob off (2)

to try to make someone stop complaining or stop bothering you by telling them something that isn't true, or by giving them an excuse


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sell off

to sell assets or belongings, often for a low price because you need money quickly


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print out

to make a printed copy of a document


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jump in (1)

If people are talking and you jump in, you interrupt someone who's talking, or you say something without being asked to speak.


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inject into

to add something positive in order to make something work better


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spread out

If a group of people spread out, they move apart so that there's more space between them.


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know of

If you know of something, you are aware of it.


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open up (3)

If you open up a new business, you set it up and start trading.


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take apart

If you take apart something, you separate it into the pieces it's made of.


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let out (3)

to rent a room or a building to somebody


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go through (2)

to live through a bad time or a difficult situation


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come across (2)

If somebody comes across as being a certain type of person, they appear that way to other people.


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bring forward

to change the date or time of an event so that it happens earlier than originally planned


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pass away

If someone passes away, they die.


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pour out

to leave a place in large numbers


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fall apart

If something falls apart, it breaks into pieces or parts start falling off.


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work on

to spend time making, fixing or improving something


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shoot up

to quickly increase in size, number or level


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expose to (1)

If you expose someone to something, you introduce them to something they might not otherwise see or experience.


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get down (1)

to move close to the ground, or to move from a higher position to a lower position


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factor in

to include a certain item when calculating or planning something


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pull out (1)

If you pull out of something you're participating in, like a competition or a deal, you stop participating.


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go into

to talk about or discuss something in detail


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iron out

If you iron out the last details of a deal, you sort out the final problems or issues.


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point out

to tell someone something you think they should know


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heat up (1)

If you heat something up, you make it hotter.


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bring back (2)

to make something from the past come back, such as a memory, a feeling, an idea, etc.


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seal off

to stop people from going into an area or a building, often because it isn't safe


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Look out!

If someone is in immediate danger, you can warn them by shouting "Look out!".


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do with (2)

to make use of something


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refer to (1)

to look at something like a book, a map, or a website, in order to get information about something


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knock down (2)

to hit someone with a vehicle


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stand for (2)

If a person or an organisation stands for certain ideals or principles, they believe in and support those ideals or principles.


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dry up

If something like water or oil dries up, or its source dries up, it means it's all gone and there is none left.


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stand up

to get to your feet from a lying or sitting position


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get at (2)

to mean or to imply something


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cut off (2)

to isolate somebody or something by making transport or communication very difficult or impossible


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drop off (2)

to fall asleep


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mouth off

to speak in a loud and annoying way, especially when criticizing or complaining about something


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get off (1)

to leave a means of transport such as a bus or a train


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think up

to use one's imagination to come up with something like an excuse, a name, a plan, or a story


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send back

If you send back something that's been delivered to you, you return it because there's a problem with it.


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pass up

If you pass up an opportunity or an invitation, you choose not to take the opportunity or accept the invitation.


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ask over

If you ask some people over, you invite them to your house.


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map out

If you map out something, you plan in detail the future of something.


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