Category: Christmas
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Tis the season to be jolly
Expression: Tis the season to be jolly Tis the season to be jolly, eat, drink and be merry. Yes, Christmas is still two days away, but why not start early? Let’s make it an even two weeks, shall we? You already know the twelve days of Christmas stretch from December 25th to Epiphany on January…
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The proof is in the pudding
Proverb: The proof is in the pudding Will 2019, the year of the boar, be a good year? Who can tell for sure? The only guarantee is the proof is in the pudding. By this time next week, Christmas Day will have come and gone. We’ll all be thinking about the fast-approaching New Year, which will…
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Trim the tree
Phrase: Trim the tree I’m not sure about most people, but one of my favourite things about Christmas is getting out all of the Christmas ornaments and trimming the tree. It’s a very nostalgic experience for me. Each of my decorations is stored in its own box, and each one reminds me of where I…
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Mummering
Word of the Day: Mummering I suppose that some of you know that Christmas is not over. No, not yet. We are still in the 12 days of Christmas. The 12 days of Christmas start on Christmas Eve and last until January 5th. During this time in Newfoundland and some parts of Ireland, people dress…
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Like turkeys voting for (an early) Christmas
English Expression: Like turkeys voting for (an early) Christmas Millions of people all over the world have just celebrated Christmas. I was thinking about an appropriate expression to introduce today, and I thought of something like turkeys voting for an early Christmas. This phrase describes people who are accepting a situation that is not beneficial to…
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Leftovers
Word of the Day: Leftovers It’s Boxing Day, and that means leftovers! Although yesterday, in many homes, the cook had spent hours and hours preparing Christmas dinner with all the trimmings, and the family spent about 40 minutes at most eating it, they did not eat everything. Today, many people will be eating leftovers. Leftovers…
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Good things come in small packages
English Saying: Good things come in small packages Good things come in small packages, which is a great little saying to use, especially around the gift-giving and receiving season. It means that big things are not always the best, and little things are not always bad. Basically, good things can be small. The moral of…
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Humbug
Word of the Day: Humbug In Charles Dickens’s timeless Christmas classic A Christmas Carol, the main character, Ebeneezer Scrooge, says, ‘Bah! Humbug!’ He only says it twice in the story, but it is a big part of a modern Christmas. If something is a humbug, it is a lie intended to trick people. It is…
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Lit up like a Christmas tree
English Idiom: Lit up like a Christmas tree It is December 22nd, and I can guarantee you that many little girls and boys, and big girls and boys, for that matter, are anxiously awaiting Santa’s arrival. There have been many office or company Christmas parties for the big boys and girls, and I’m sure a…
