March 2018

ENGLISH IDIOM OF THE MONTH:

„Lend me your ears“

MEANING

We use this expression to ask people to pay attention.

TRANSLATION

Jemandem Gehör schenken
wörtlich: Leihe mir deine Ohren

ORIGIN

This quotation is one of Shakespeare’s best-known lines and comes from his famous play “Julius Caesar” first performed in 1599.