Know Your English - May 2003

• Informal expressions
• WHAT DO you call a person who clears the dishes from the table in a restaurant?
• What is the difference between "jail" and "prison"?
• Is it ok to say, "Tea isn't my cup of tea"?
• What is the meaning of "ne plus ultra"?
• What is the meaning and origin of the expression "to leave someone holding the bag"?
• WHAT IS the meaning of "Demosthenic"?
• What is the difference between "cotton onto someone" and "cotton up to someone"?
• What is the meaning of "have a cow"?
• What is the meaning and origin of "one swallow does not make a summer"?
• All about Dutch