Tag: go to your head
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Fire sale
Word of the Day: Fire sale Everyone loves a great bargain. You may be familiar with closing sales, clearance sales and Boxing Day specials, but have you ever taken advantage of a fire sale? A fire sale is a clearance sale where goods are sold at a lower price than their original value. The term…
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A victim of your own success
Expression: A victim of your own success It’s not a problem many of us will ever have, but some people in this world become victims of their own success. We all need money to get by in this world, and while most of us want money, we will never have so much that we will…
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We all have our own cross to bear
Saying: We all have our own cross to bear There are many types of people in this world. The one thing we all have in common is that we all have our own cross to bear. Those crosses come in different sizes and weights, but each person must tolerate theirs and keep going. The saying…
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How the other half lives
Phrase: How the other half lives What would you do if you won a tremendous amount of money? I ask this question in all seriousness; please give it some thought. Would you pay off all your outstanding bills, move to an upscale neighbourhood, start eating at expensive restaurants with at least two Michelin stars, make…
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Splash money around
WotD: Splash money around We can think of money as similar to water. When it is scarce, we value every drop. However, when we have plenty, we feel it is OK to splash it around. When you splash money around, you spend a lot of money buying things that you don’t need and could do…
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Go to your head
Phrase: Go to your head It’s a Saturday during the dog days of summer. You may feel like imbibing a few wobbly pops this evening, but don’t let them go to your head. That, ladies and gentlemen, is our phrase for today. Like most phrases in English, go to your head has more than one…
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Nouveau riche
WotD: Nouveau riche The nouveau riche are easy to spot once you know what to look for. Nouveau riche is French for the new rich and is used for people who have recently become wealthy. These people do not come from money and quite possibly come from lower social classes. For that reason, they tend…
