Category: Christmas
It’s better to give than receive
Proverb: It’s better to give than receive Well, here we are. By this time next week, it’ll be Christmas Day. The presents will have been opened, the turkey devoured, and Dad will be asleep on the sofa while the kids play with their new-found treasures. Christmas is a season of giving, and one of the…
Christmas came early
Phrase: Christmas came early Christmas came early this year, and the excitement is still in the air! The phrase Christmas came early is often used to describe the sudden and unexpected arrival of something that reminds us of the holiday season. It can refer to anything from the first snowfall to seeing a Christmas tree…
Stocking stuffer
WotD: Stocking stuffer If you are a kid, Christmas is the best time of the year. Of course, the main event is opening the presents Santa put under the tree, but the warmup has to be the stocking stuffers. Stocking stuffers are small gifts meant to fit inside a Christmas stocking and bring a lot…
All your Christmases have come at once
Phrase: All your Christmases have come at once It’s cold outside, and as I write this, we have a little bit of hail on the ground. Let’s take a short trip to the land down under, shall we? You probably know I spent a few years Downunder, and let me tell you, nothing puts a…
The more the merrier
Phrase: The more, the merrier Today we have an expression that is especially common around the Holidays, but its use is not limited to December. I suppose it’s more commonly used around this time of year because the word merry is so closely associated with Christmas. We say Merry Christmas to everyone we meet as…
Snow job
Word of the Day: Snow job A snow job has nothing to do with what happened on the Kanetsu Expressway in Niigata recently. Heavy snow on a highway causing 1000 cars to be stranded for two days, is an act of God. A snow job is an intense effort to deceive someone or hide something…
Wild goose chase
Idiom: Wild goose chase Off the bat, you may be wondering what going on a wild goose chase has to do with Christmas. Well, there’s no direct connection, really, except the fact that traditionally, the British ate goose, peacock, or a pig’s head at Christmas – not turkey. Turkey is native to North America, so…
Christmas comes but once a year
Proverb: Christmas comes but once a year Oh, we are getting so close to Christmas. Can you believe it’s only eight days until the big guy arrives? Christmas comes but once a year, so it’s a great excuse to eat, drink and be merry. This time of year does things to people. If they are…
Snowball effect
Word of the Day: The snowball effect Well, isn’t this timely? Winter is the best time of year to talk about snowballs, and by pure coincidence, I’ve chosen the snowball effect for my post today. Now, I could wax nostalgic about building snow forts, igloos and tunnelling through huge snowbanks when I was a kid,…
It's the thought that counts
English Phrase: It’s the thought that counts We’re coming up on Christmas. It’s the time of year when we want to show our love and appreciation to others by giving them something special. We also often forget it’s the thought that counts, not the value of the gift. It’s the thought that counts means the…
