English of the Day

Idiom of the Day

📚zebra crossing 🇬🇧

✍🏾Meaning:

A zebra crossing is a pedestrian crossing that is marked on the road with painted black and white stripes.

❗️For example:

🔺Visitors to Britain are sometimes confused when they're told there's a zebra crossing up ahead. Some even expect to see a zebra walking across the road.

🔺If someone steps onto a zebra crossing, all cars must stop and wait for them to cross the road.

👁‍🗨Variety: This idiom is typically used in British English but may be used in other varieties of English too.

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