Tag: kick the bucket
Bucket list
Word of the Day: Bucket list Everyone has a to-do list. You have one, and I have multiple. A bucket list, however, is a to-do list for life. It’s a list of experiences or achievements you want to accomplish before you ‘kick the bucket.’ It’s a very new term in English because it’s only been…
Hot off the press
Idiom: Hot off the press Whenever a new post is published here at ArtisanEnglish.jp, I send a notice. The notice lets everyone who applied to receive them know that a new post is available hot off the press. That is your idiom for the day, folks – hot off the press. Anyone who knows me knows that…
Windfall
Word of the Day: Windfall Halloween Jumbo is coming up, and you know what that means: someone will get an unexpected windfall. A windfall is a significant amount of money that you unexpectedly receive. Many people will purchase a ticket and dream about what they would do if they were to win. However, most will…
