Tag: get up to
Heads will roll
Phrase: Heads will roll There is no doubt about it. The phrase heads will roll sounds quite gruesome when you think about it. I become nostalgic when I hear it, though. During my childhood, when the five of us kids all got going creating castles with sofa cushions or playing wargames inside on a dreary…
Idle hands do the devil’s work
Saying: Idle hands do the devil’s work You must keep yourself busy. Yes, I know we all dream about a life of leisure, but believe me when I say idle hands do the devil’s work. Idle hands do the devil’s work means that if people don’t have a way to fill their time, there is…
Keep tabs on
Phrase: Keep tabs on Have you thought about who or what you would keep tabs on? Some people are lucky enough to have had a telescope when they were kids. I suppose they used their ‘scopes’ to keep tabs on the waxing and waning of the moon, Halley’s Comet or some other astronomical stuff. To be clear from…
Get up to
Word of the Day: Get up to Usually, when we get up to something, we are engaging in mischief or doing something that others don’t approve of. Suppose you have little children, and they suddenly go quiet, or everything suddenly turns peaceful. In that case, you instinctively know that they are up to something because small children are…
Partners in crime
Phrase: Partners in crime There can be different meanings to the expression partners in crime. In the literal sense, this phrase means people who plan to break the law together. They could be scheming to rob a bank, steal gold or defraud seniors. Either way, like the two vicious-looking characters above, they are partners in crime. Another…
When the cat’s away, the mice will play
English Saying: When the cat’s away, the mice will play Every boss knows that when the cat’s away, the mice will play. It’s one of the reasons they always have a second in command. Has your boss ever gone away on a business trip, or been out of the office for a while? If this…
