Tag: cook the books
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Doctor
Word of the Day: Doctor Today’s word is doctor. I’m sure that brings to mind images of hospitals, patients and nurses. It may also bring to mind situational English lessons. Get ready for a new meaning. When ESL students first begin to learn English as a second language, they start with simple words. After building up…
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Cook the books
English Idiom: Cook the books If you have been following Japanese politics recently, the Moritomo Gakuen scandal is a perfect example of the idiom cook the books. The head of the Japanese Land Ministry appeared in the diet to give testimony about the scandal. After giving his evidence, the official records, which the ministry keeps, were…
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Juicy bits
Word of the Day: Juicy Bits Most people are interested in a real scandal. More notably they are interested in the juicy bits which are the fascinating but slightly naughty pieces of information that should usually be kept hidden or secret. Most recently there is the scandal surrounding Kazuyo Matsui’s English language video. In this video,…
