Tag: a fool and his money are soon parted
The gift of gab
Phrase: The gift of gab They call it the gift of gab, but really, it’s the ability to speak fluently and with eloquence. Language students say they want to speak like a native speaker, but what does that mean? Do you want to talk like a high school student or an undergrad at university? Donald…
Burn a hole in your pocket
Idiom: Burn a hole in your pocket Remember your childhood when a few small coins burned a hole in your pocket until you went to the local corner store and spent them on some sweets? Those are warm and fuzzy memories, aren’t they? Come to think of it, sometimes the candies were fuzzy too. If I remember…
White elephant
WotD: White elephant Perhaps your first thought is that you have never seen a white elephant. I’m here to tell you that you have and you’ve seen them more than once. If you’ve never been to a zoo, you have seen a white elephant – perhaps more than once. White elephants are expensive things that have no useful purpose.…
Born yesterday
English Idiom: Born yesterday To people who weren’t born yesterday, it’s important to have doubt. We have to question things so that we do not get fooled. As the expression goes, a fool and his money are soon parted. The older we get, the wiser we should be, and that is from where the idiom born yesterday…
A fool and his money are soon parted
English Proverb: A fool and his money are soon parted Money is precious. Money can’t buy you happiness, but it can buy you the things that make you happy. The thing about money is that it’s tough to get and so easy to spend, so when we spend money, we have to take our time…
