Tag: add insult to injury
Surreal
Word of the Day: Surreal It all feels so surreal. We’ve just come through a pandemic! It was like one of those History Channel episodes about ancient history, but we were living through it this time. Now, there’s war in Europe again. As I write this, my phone is going off with a missile alert…
Famous last words
Phrase: Famous last words Confidence and belief in yourself are both essential for success in life. Overconfidence, however, could lead to tragic results. When others are aware of your overconfidence and are sure you will later be proved wrong, that’s when they use the phrase famous last words. They can use it immediately after you…
Tarnish
Word of the Day: Tarnish Social media is a tricky beast. It’s one of the best ways to communicate with friends and potential customers, but if you put one foot wrong, you can quickly tarnish your reputation and never get over it. What I mean is that when you tarnish your reputation, you do, say,…
Add insult to injury
Expression: Add insult to injury I was having difficulty coming up with an example to explain the phrase add insult to injury, but Japan gave me a perfect example. What should have been a happy day turned out to be quite the opposite. The Japanese national soccer team, Samurai Blue, could only add insult to injury by playing…
Secondary infection
WotD: Secondary infection Some people are concerned about the risk of developing a secondary infection due to receiving the influenza shot. A secondary infection is an infection that a person develops during or after treatment for a different virus. Back in October – November last year, I created a lesson called To Vaccinate or Not about the flu shot…
