Tag: don’t shoot the messenger
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Like a house on fire
Idiom: Like a house on fire English is a language that drives its learners crazy. It has so many idioms whose meanings are impossible to figure out logically. For example, if I told you that my wife’s mother and I get along like a house on fire, what would you think? Would you think we…
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Throw you a curveball
Idiom: Throw you a curveball The explanation of this one is going to involve another baseball analogy. To all of you non-baseball lovers out there, sorry about that. I don’t create the language; I just work with it. Don’t shoot the messenger. When you throw someone a curveball, you do or say something that presents…
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Snowflake
Word of the Day: Snowflake The meaning of snowflake that you already know is not the one I’m using today. The definition I’m introducing today is modern slang. A snowflake is an overly sensitive member of the millennial generation who believes they deserve special treatment because they are unique. If you disagree with the term…
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Round file
Word of the Day: Round file Round file is the slang term for a wastepaper or garbage basket. It can be used as a noun or a verb. When a vital document arrives at your desk, you should put it in a file so you can find it easily later. If an unimportant document arrives…
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Marry
Word of the Day: Marry Isn’t English great? Don’t you love how one word can have multiple meanings? Well, everybody, marrying is one of those words. You see a new word, study its meaning, learn how to use it, and then one day, you see or hear the word again, but it’s being used in…
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Don’t shoot the messenger
Saying: Don’t shoot the messenger This saying is used to warn someone not to get angry with the person who gives them the bad news. If your best friend tells you that she saw your son smoking cigarettes in front of the convenience store, don’t shoot the messenger; you should not get mad at her. Don’t…
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Behind every great man there is a great woman
Saying: Behind every great man, there is a great woman The topic of today’s post is a well-known saying, and as far as I can ascertain, the origin is from a Texas newspaper. The saying behind every great man, there is a great woman, has been used since around the 1940s. The meaning is that…
