Tag: get out of hand
Get out of hand
Phrase: Get out of hand Tomorrow is the first of December! The holiday season is upon us, and with it comes the tradition of giving gifts. While it’s a joyous time to share our love and appreciation for others, keeping our spending under control is a must. Things can quickly get out of hand, and…
Overkill
Word of the Day: Overkill There’s something about us humans which wants us to collect stuff. To a certain extent, it’s OK, but collect too much, and it soon becomes overkill. Overkill occurs when you have too much of something—more than you can use. Whatever you have loses its effectiveness. I’m trying to say that once…
Tit for tat
Word of the Day: Tit for tat Ah, revenge is sweet, isn’t it? The problem is that revenge doesn’t often stop at one incident. Usually, it develops into a tit-for-tat exchange that can continue without end. A while ago, I wrote a post about one-upmanship. One-upmanship is all about doing something better, bigger or faster than someone else.…
Nip in the bud
English Idiom: Nip (something) in the bud If we nip a problem in the bud, we stop it before it becomes a big problem or gets out of hand. This practice comes from removing flowers while they are still buds and have not bloomed. Just recently, another Japanese government minister uttered something that should not…
