During my childhood, I often found myself playing on the hill, known as the “green hill,” opposite our house.

The nearest playground was about a 10-minute walk away. And had absolutely no resemblance with this one here:

https://arquitecturaviva.com/works/activity-zone-chorzow

“Located in an area formerly devoted to military activity in Chorzów, the colorful project by SLAS architects defines a strict rectangular perimeter of concrete invaded by polymorphic perforations that adapt to the vegetation of the nearby forest and contain different play areas.“

What do you think about it?

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Idioms are those phrases that have a meaning that is different from the literal meaning of the words.

Take “to be in hot water”, for example. It means “to be in trouble.” It has nothing to do with water!

So you can see how idioms are difficult to understand, and learn, for non-native speakers of English.

However, idioms are a part of everyday language in the English-speaking world.

So if you want to build rapport with native speakers and make your conversations more interesting, you might like to learn some.

If you’re interested, you’ll find 100 common idioms on FLS’s website here.