THE ITALIAN FLAG The Italian flag is a vertically striped flag. Each stripe has a different colour. From left to right: the first band is green, which represents the Mediterranean scrub, typical of our landscape; the middle band is white, which represents the white snow of the Alps - one of the most important Italian mountain chains; the last band is red, a colour that symbolises the blood given by all those people who have fought for the unification of Italy.

Are these 2 phrasal verbs synonyms?

Choose the correct answer.

❓It's time for a quiz. What do we call a person who flies new planes 👨‍✈️👩‍✈️ to make sure they are working properly? ✈️ Go on, give it a go

Friday mode question: Which word completes the idiom correctly? "I’m over the ............ because I got the job!" A) Sun B) Moon C) Stars D) Sky

The grammar topic of every language that students hate probably concerns the hypothetical periods, in particular those that are related to probability and impossibility. To celebrate Pokémon Day again, I'll try to post here some theme sentences using hypothetical periods. 1) If TCG players want extra service, they must pay a special subscription. 2) In case I play too much, I'll stop immediately. 3) If I had a time-travel machine, I would avoid wasting my salary on buying too many Pokémon cards. 4) If I had brought a bigger luggage, I would have probably bought more Pokémon souvenirs in Japan. 5) If I hadn't visited Shibuya, I wouldn't have a pleasant memory of Mewtwo at the Pokémon Center entrance. 6) If the TCG app wasn't free, I wouldn't have downloaded it on my smartphone.

My elder female cousin used to be my idol. She is 5 years older than me, she seems didn't study hard, but she could get a top score among students. She used to be very introverted and nervous, but she jumped out her comfort zone becoming the monitor and made a lot of friends. As her little sister, she was like always ahead of me and led me. I dreamed to be an excellent student just like her. Nowadays, it's hard for me to name an idol any more, because I value my own thoughts so much and I rely on myself. Having an idol or not, I still know well about myself: which I can do or which I can't. I would say the impact of having an idol is decreased for me as I have become an adult so many years. I don't have an idol in life now, but there are many people I show my respect and look to them. I think people is not perfect, but there is always some aspects I can refer to as a role model.

Why do we use "like" in this phrase? "Can you shut up for like once in your life?"