Category: Halloween
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Send shivers down your spine
Idiom: Send shivers down your spine Here we are, only two months until Christmas, and we’re going to discuss what sends shivers down your spine. Soon everything will be love and joy, peace and happiness, cinnamon and peppermint. Halloween, however, is a frightfully delightful time of year. It’s a time to think of spiders crawling…
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Dig your own grave
English Idiom: Dig your own grave The countdown has begun. It’s only one week until the big day. There’s something about Halloween that causes people to let loose, do stupid things, and, as a result, dig their own graves. Until November first, I’ll be featuring a Halloween-themed word, phrase or idiom each day. My favourite…
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Silver bullet
Word of the Day: Silver bullet All Hollow’s Eve is just around the corner. Today is the last day of September, and before we know it, it’ll be October 31st (All Hallow’s Eve, Halloween, Hallowe’en). As we approach All Hallow’s Eve, we must be prepared for the potential presence of ghosts, goblins, spooks, vampires, and…
