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Easter has just passed but we still have wonderful Easter holidays, that's why I'm coming with the newest pack of  spring and Easter English idioms, which are very common and used on a daily basis not only at this time of year. My first post you will find here:  Spring & easter idioms part 1  . And here is another selection: #1 a happy bunny means someone who is happy with a situation osoba zadowolona (z życia/sytuacji) My sister has broken her leg and she's not  a happy bunny  because she can't go on a school trip. #2 busy bee means someone who is always busy and hardworking pracuś/pracowita pszczółka/mróweczka I have never known such  busy bee  as Jake is! He is studying, working and helping his older parents. Quotation from 'Gladiator': source #3 black sheep means a person who is not accepted in family or some group because is thought to behave badly czarna owca Julian is  black sheep  of his family - they have never accepted or unders...

Hi! Sunny spring has just come and everyone seems to be more cheerful and full of energy than during those miserable winter days (brrrr...). Easter is coming soon and I hope you have sent or handed in cards to your family and friends. If not, this post can help you write beautiful wishes:  Easter wishes  . If you'd like to know how Easter is celebrated in some European countries, click here:  Easter around the world . In this post you will find lots of new English idioms - they all have a word associated with spring or Easter, for example: egg, bunny, sun, rabbit, basket, sheep, grass or just... spring! All the idioms I have chosen for this post are used commonly in everyday English language. #1   to have a spring fever to be full of energy and joy that the spring season has come wiosenny przypływ energii, wiosenne ożywienie Look at Jason! He seems to have a spring fever . I haven't seen him so joyful for a long time. #2 a ray of sunshine a person who brings joy...

Easter has come to our homes. For me it's a symbol of wonderul, warm and sunny spring. For Christians it's the most important holiday of the year. On Easter Sunday they celebrate Jesus's resurrection. Because I'm usually curious about different nations' customs and traditions I tried to find out more about the way Easter is celebrated in different countries.  In  Poland , where I come from, people pay a huge attention to this spring holiday. A week before Easter, on Palm Sunday , Poles march to church carrying their palms which represent the palm branches that the crowd in Jerusalem scattered in front of Jesus. In some regions there are even competitions for the tallest palm. The following week is extremely busy especially for women who aim to clean and tidy up their homes very thoroughly (as if Easter and Christmas were the only occasions to do it) :P So they clean all windows, polish floors and flat their carpets (if they have any), tidy up cupboards and many ot...

Easter is coming so it's high time to send cards to our families and friends. I found some lovely wishes you can put on your cards instead of writing 'Happy Easter' only.