Phrase: Leaps and bounds

This episode was published on Thursday, December 9, 2021.  The phrase we're looking at today is ‘leaps and bounds.’ When something happens in leaps and bounds it occurs very rapidly or makes great progress in a short period of time.  You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanenglish.jp/LeapsAndBounds Try a Weekly Thursday Quiz from ArtisanEnglish.jp. You listen to the podcast episodes. Now check to see if you learned from what you heard. Visit ArtisanEnglish.jp and go to the Weekly Quizzes page. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/Quiz Below are three terms from today’s episode that may have been new for you. Bane: When something is described as a bane, it's the source of pain suffering and perhaps the ruin of the person involved. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/Bane Biblical proportions: Biblical proportions refers to natural disasters similar to apocalyptic events foretelling the end of the world, as related in the Bible. https://b.link/WednesdayBiblicalProportions In store: Anyways, when we talk about what the future has in store for us, we are talking about what is planned or likely to happen. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/InStore