Tag: burn the candle at both ends
You can’t teach an old dog new tricks
Proverb: You can’t teach an old dog new tricks That’s what they say, you know? You can’t teach an old dog new tricks. But I think it’s not that you can’t teach them; it’s that they don’t want – or are too stubborn – to learn. As we grow older, we tend to become set…
Money to burn
Idiom: Money to burn Writing a blog post every day is challenging. Often, it helps to write about experiences that I have had. This time, I will write about something I’ve never had: money to burn. If you have money to burn, you spend a lot on unnecessary things. It doesn’t mean you’re filthy rich. People may…
Burn the candle at both ends
Phrase: Burn the candle at both ends While sometimes it may be unavoidable, burning the candle at both ends for weeks or months at a stretch is never a good idea. Just as we need good food and clean water, we also need breaks and sleep. If you burn the candle at both ends, you start work early…
Bite off more than you can chew
English Idiom: Bite off more than you can chew Have you ever felt like you were trying to do too much? Have you ever considered you are burning the candle at both ends? If you answered yes to these questions, you probably bit off more than you can chew. When people bite off more than…
