Tag: fiasco
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The wolf is at the door
Idiom: The wolf is at the door It’s a feeling perhaps a majority of people have had at least once in their lives. There’s an unexpected illness, natural disaster or the primary breadwinner loses their job, but the bills keep coming. You can rob Peter to pay Paul for a while, but eventually, you’ll fall…
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Parsimony
Word of the Day: Parsimony We have a ten-dollar word today, and that’s US dollars too. Parsimony is one of those words that can have both positive and negative nuances depending on the context in which it is used. It can mean to be thrifty. If you shop at discount stores and wear fast fashion,…
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Drop the ball
Idiom: Drop the ball The Idiom drop the ball is often used to criticize someone for making a mistake or mishandling things. When you are responsible for making things happen, and someone accuses you of dropping the ball, it’s a harsh critique of how you have done or failed to do your job. Imagine you…
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Fiasco
Word of the Day: Fiasco Show me an idiot in a leadership role, and I’ll show you a fiasco waiting to happen. Why? Well, because a fiasco is a complete and utter failure. Not only is a fiasco a failure, but it is a humiliating and stupid one. A perfect and very timely example of…
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Turn on its head
Idiom: Turn on its head Oh, no! Everything as we knew it has been turned on its head. Things we thought were constants no longer exist, and things we thought would never exist now seem to be the norm. At least the toilet paper fiasco appears to be sorting itself out. You know, up until…
