Tag: Have a lot on your plate.

  • Keep you up at night

    Keep you up at night

    Phrase: Keep you up at night Do you ever find yourself tossing and turning at night, unable to shut off your brain? It could be because you have a lot on your plate or something specific keeps you up at night. Whatever the reason, it’s an excellent opportunity to use the phrase keep you up…

  • Carpe diem

    Carpe diem

    WotD: Carpe diem Hello, and how are you doing today? Yes, I know it’s Monday, and you have a lot on your plate, but carpe diem, as they say. It’s a little Latin phrase that translates into ‘seize the day.’ What the heck does ‘seize the day’ mean, you might be wondering. Well, it means…

  • Snowed under

    Snowed under

    WotD: Snowed under What a great time of year to talk about being snowed under, eh? Luckily, Wakayama doesn’t get much snow because of our subtropical climate. Yes, it does snow sometimes, but it never sticks around for long. A massive dump of snow, though, is not the only meaning of what it means to…

  • Have a lot on your plate

    Have a lot on your plate

    Expression: Have a lot on your plate If we think about it literally, to have a lot on your plate means you have a lot of food to eat. But in our usage today, to have a lot on your plate means you have a lot of work to do. In today’s high-paced, overworked society, most of…