Tag: all downhill
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Lord it over
WotD: Lord it over The phrase lord it over (someone) doesn’t deal with bullies; it refers more to the bossy type. You know the kind of person I mean. Every classroom has one or two people who like to think they are better than everyone else, giving them the right to tell others what to…
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All downhill
English Idiom: All downhill Depending on the situation, all downhill can have a positive or a negative meaning. Let’s make a positive start here. Today’s idiom in a positive sense is usually used when a situation is difficult at the beginning, but once a certain point is passed, the situation becomes easier. For example, imagine…
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Hump day
Word of the Day: Hump day A hump can be like a mountain or a hill. Hump day is Wednesday, the middle of the week. Think about the five workdays in a week as a metaphor for climbing a mountain. We start to climb the mountain on Monday, continue climbing on Tuesday and then on…
