Tag: get someone’s goat
Go with the flow
English Phrase: Go with the flow You may think it’s easy to go with the flow, but sometimes it’s the hardest thing in the world. If you go with the flow, you agree with everyone else and go along with what they say, decide, or do. It sounds pretty easy. I’ve been fortunate to have…
Push your buttons
Idiom: Push your buttons The people who know you best are the same ones who know how to push your buttons. There are quite a few benefits to having close friends and family, but there are also downsides. These people you call friends can say and do minor little things that will get your goat…
A clean slate
Idiom: A clean/blank slate Have you ever wanted to forget past mistakes and begin life again with a clean slate? If you begin with a clean slate or blank slate, you start fresh and with no limits, and don’t let previous mistakes or happenings affect you. Are there some things you regret and would do differently…
Lash out
Word of the Day: Lash out It wasn’t long ago when, if we wanted to lash out, we would think twice about it first. As a result, we mostly thought better of it and kept our opinions to ourselves. The development of social media has changed all that. These days, no matter where we are, the time of…
On the fritz
Idiom: On the fritz I don’t know about you, but it gets my goat when my computer is on the fritz. You understand what I mean. Computers are supposed to make things much simpler to accomplish, but when your computer goes haywire, you feel like you are no longer in control; the machine is in…
