Revisiting the Macrocosm of English with Prothoma

  20 Super Interesting Organ Idioms: * To keep one's chin up=to stay positive Example: You should not lose your spirit in the face of danger. You have to keep your chin up. * To have itchy feet=to move a lot Example: Punam has itchy feet because she frequently makes trips around the world. * Lips are sealed=to keep something secret  Example: I can't break her trust by disclosing the truth. In that case, I have to keep my lips sealed. *  To give someone a hand=to help someone. Example: I'll move to another city. Will you give me a hand? * Head over heels=to be in complete love with someone. Example: John feels head over for Jenny. *  To give someone a cold shoulder= to avoid someone. Example: Why are you giving me a cold shoulder? Don't you like me? * To let one's hair down=to feel relaxed Example: Your weekend is imminent. You should let your hair down. * To feel down the mouth= to be frustrated Example: We should not feel down the mouth for this silly matter. * Ski...

  IELTS WRITING TASK: 02 TOPIC: 01  Type: Agree/Disagree QUESTION: Some people think that having pets are quite advantageous. To what extent do you agree or disagree?  Sample Answer:  A certain demographic of the society firmly holds the idea that keeping pets contribute to lead a happier life to a great extent. This essay will argue why I completely agree with this belief since pets reduce one's level of stress and always remain unbiased.   In this age of modern technology, we lead a highly competitive life. Everyone possesses a strong tendency to hanker after money in  this world of cutthroat competition. Thus, people are becoming more and more robotic, shrewd, and hypocrite day by day. As a result, they suffer from more stress. Pets can play a great role in reducing their anxiety. Docile animals like cats, dogs, and rabbits are cute as as well as lovely in their appearance. If someone plays with them, he will decidedly be able to placate himself. Be...

"Simplicity  Is the ultimate     Sophistication"                                                   - Leonardo da Vinci The story of Sheikh Saadi teaches us that being simple does not mean being hollow. Rather, all the great figures of the world, for example, Franz Kafka, John Clare, Srinivasa Ramanujan, Henry David Thoreau have put emphasis on the simplicity of life. Since we write from life and call it literature and literature lives because we are in it, the style of unraveling the depth of literature should be exoteric. The great literary figure Francis Bacon initiated his aphoristic style to justify Shakespeare's famous line, "Brevity is the soul of wit."  Papa Hemingway has also broken the tradition of following the Baroque style of the Victorian era. He has developed his own style of writing, 'The Iceberg Theory' or 'The Theory of Om...