To eat humble pie means to apologize humbly or to submit to humiliation. 'Humble pie' was made from the offal (or humbles) of a deer killed in a hunt. This food would be eaten by those of a lower rank in a household. Example of use: After showing off to his friends while driving [...]
Haiku is a form of Japanese unrhymed poetry. Each poem has three lines and 17 syllables: five syllables in the first line, seven in the second and five again in the last line. A haiku verse is meant to paint a picture of a moment with words, and to bring to mind emotions or senses [...]
Remembrance Day (formerly Armistice Day) is on the 11th November. The Great War, or World War One, came to an end on the Western Front on the 11th November 1918 when the Armistice (a suspension of hostilities or truce) was signed between Germany and the allies of WW1 (fighting continued in other areas). At 11am [...]
English is spoken in more than 60 countries in the world and, according to some figures, is used by more than 1 billion people. Many varieties, accents and dialects of English exist worldwide. English accents in the UK The UK is a relatively small country, but we have a surprising variety of English accents and [...]
The Gunpowder Plot In London, England, on the 5th November 1605, a group of Catholic extremists planned to kill the Protestant King James I and his Protestant government by blowing up the Houses of Parliament. However, a search of the cellars below Parliament found Guy Fawkes ready to set light to 36 barrels of gunpowder, [...]
