Tag: dog days of summer
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Tail between your legs
Idiom: Tail between your legs We are in the dog days of summer, so I should introduce the idiom tail between your legs. The phrase’s origin comes from how dogs communicate their emotions through their tails. When a dog is happy and confident, its tail is wagging and held high. However, when a dog is…
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Go to your head
Phrase: Go to your head It’s a Saturday during the dog days of summer. You may feel like imbibing a few wobbly pops this evening, but don’t let them go to your head. That, ladies and gentlemen, is our phrase for today. Like most phrases in English, go to your head has more than one…
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In the moment
Phrase: In the moment Here we are, suffering through the dog days of summer. I’m going to talk about living in the moment, but if I spend more than a moment in the direct sunshine, I feel like I’m going to evaporate. Is it only me, or is this the hottest summer we’ve ever experienced…
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On the horizon
Phrase: On the horizon Here we are in the dog days of summer at the beginning of August. It’s a time for taking it easy, not necessarily thinking about what’s on the horizon. Nevertheless, that’s what I’m going to do. If something is on the horizon, we just notice it. It’s a good idea to keep a lookout…
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On your last legs
Idiom: On your last legs Here we are, guys and gals, midway through Friday, the last day of the typical workweek. If you’re anything like me, you are probably on your last legs right now. I’m sure you are just about ready to collapse due to a combination of working hard all week and the oppressive heat.…
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Inertia
Word of the Day: Inertia I’d venture to guess that the majority of people in Japan right now are suffering from inertia. If you’re right here, right now, you know it’s hot. I don’t mean hot; I mean, H!-O!-T! The dog days of summer have arrived early this year. Every day, the temperature is over 35℃. At night,…
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Turn back time
Phrase: Turn back time The older I become, the more I think it would be great to turn back time or the clock and be twelve years old again. When I was twelve, summer vacation lasted forever, and I was free. During the dog days of summer, a bunch of other guys and I would ride our BMX bicycles. We’d…
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In the depth of winter
English Phrase: In the depth of winter March is just around the corner, but it may still be hard to believe in some places. Here in Wakayama, the plum blossoms are just starting to open, whereas up in the northern parts of Japan, the snow continues to pile up. Those guys are still in the…
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Knock yourself out
English Idiom: Knock yourself out December is just around the corner. If you are in the Boston area or Japan, you have been enjoying some unseasonably warm weather this week and been dreaming of a mild winter. Go ahead, knock yourself out. Keep on dreaming, because that is what you are doing – dreaming. Everyone…
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A change is as good as a rest
Saying: A change is as good as a rest A change is as good as a rest means that changing your work location or switching to a different task can be as beneficial or refreshing as taking a vacation or a day off. Many of us start to feel stressed during the dog days of…
