Tag: four-letter word
Hot mic
Word of the Day: Hot mic By now, I’m guessing you’ve heard about President Biden’s hot mic incident from last week. Yeah, a reporter yelled a question about inflation at him, and Biden muttered “…dumb son of a bi***…” under his breath. Well, as we saw, Biden didn’t answer the question; he didn’t like the…
Swear a blue streak
Idiom: Swear a blue streak Most Japanese learners of English do not know how to swear in English, let alone swear a blue streak. You may think that swearing is crass, makes a person sound uneducated and indicates a lack of self-control. I will say it depends on the situation. When you swear a blue…
Holy cow
WotD: Holy cow To anybody trying to learn English, it must seem like a bizarre language. Let’s take the expression ‘Holy cow!” as an example. A few days ago, a student pointed out that it was used in two of the articles we were using for our conversation topic. This student asked me what it…
Tarnish
Word of the Day: Tarnish Social media is a tricky beast. It’s one of the best ways to communicate with friends and potential customers, but if you put one foot wrong, you can quickly tarnish your reputation and never get over it. What I mean is that when you tarnish your reputation, you do, say,…
Jailbird
Word of the Day: Jailbird Informally, a person who is in jail is a jailbird. Usually, they’re habitual criminals who have been in and out of jail many times. Calling someone a jailbird is not a very nice thing to do. It’s a sort of insult, but it is not a four-letter word or an…
