Tag: Christmas
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Mummering
Word of the Day: Mummering I suppose that some of you know that Christmas is not over. No, not yet. We are still in the 12 days of Christmas. The 12 days of Christmas start on Christmas Eve and last until January 5th. During this time in Newfoundland and some parts of Ireland, people dress…
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Like turkeys voting for (an early) Christmas
English Expression: Like turkeys voting for (an early) Christmas Millions of people all over the world have just celebrated Christmas. I was thinking about an appropriate expression to introduce today, and I thought of something like turkeys voting for an early Christmas. This phrase describes people who are accepting a situation that is not beneficial to…
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Leftovers
Word of the Day: Leftovers It’s Boxing Day, and that means leftovers! Although yesterday, in many homes, the cook had spent hours and hours preparing Christmas dinner with all the trimmings, and the family spent about 40 minutes at most eating it, they did not eat everything. Today, many people will be eating leftovers. Leftovers…
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Good things come in small packages
English Saying: Good things come in small packages Good things come in small packages, which is a great little saying to use, especially around the gift-giving and receiving season. It means that big things are not always the best, and little things are not always bad. Basically, good things can be small. The moral of…
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Humbug
Word of the Day: Humbug In Charles Dickens’s timeless Christmas classic A Christmas Carol, the main character, Ebeneezer Scrooge, says, ‘Bah! Humbug!’ He only says it twice in the story, but it is a big part of a modern Christmas. If something is a humbug, it is a lie intended to trick people. It is…
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Lit up like a Christmas tree
English Idiom: Lit up like a Christmas tree It is December 22nd, and I can guarantee you that many little girls and boys, and big girls and boys, for that matter, are anxiously awaiting Santa’s arrival. There have been many office or company Christmas parties for the big boys and girls, and I’m sure a…
