Learners and speakers of English as a second language can now download Gobby — a nifty iPhone and Android application that helps explain the meaning of frequently used idioms in everyday speech. Gobby is FREE to download on the iTunes App Store and the Android Market.

You could say that with Gobby, users a just a tap away from getting to really know their onions! The app is incredibly fun to use and very useful be it for students looking to score extra academic credit, or traveling executives wanting to brush up on colloquial terms to clinch a business deal.

Join the Gobby It Up! Contest, starting from Sept 19 and submit the most creative and funniest sentences using Gobby idioms. Winners win weekly prizes and stand a chance of winning the iPad2 grand prize.