Tag: let your hair down
Witching hour
WotD: Witching hour As the clock strikes twelve, the air around us becomes charged with magic. This is the witching hour, the time when witches and other magical creatures come out to play. It’s a time of mystery, mischief, and mayhem and is treated with the utmost sanctity by those who adhere to witchcraft. But…
Like a drunken sailor
Idiom: (Spend money) like a drunken sailor Money! You can never have enough! Most of us try to save as much as possible, while others spend money like a drunken sailor. From the moment we learn the significance of money and want to stand on our own two feet, we enter into a ceaseless quest…
Splurge
Word of the Day: Splurge Economies are slowing down around the world, except for those of Taiwan and China. Restaurants and brick-and-mortar shops are declaring bankruptcy and dropping like flies. Vacations have been cancelled, and jobs have been lost, but you know what? We are on the verge of a splurge. Yep, I do think…
Run wild
Word of the Day: Run wild We should encourage young people to let their imaginations run wild. As we do that, we should also create a system to nurture the creativity, spontaneity and gaiety that comes from it. There are two negative nuances to letting things or people run wild. The first is to behave…
Get out more
Phrase: Get out more We probably all know someone who needs to get out more: that person who spends every weekend watching reruns on TV, the girl who plays online games for countless hours a month or the friend whose wardrobe is outdated because they’re not up on the latest trends. What I mean is…
Let your hair down
English Expression: Let your hair down It’s Saturday! For many people, it is a day off! No work, no manager, no boss, no stressors! Ha! It is time to let your hair down and get crazy. Feel free to sleep in for three hours. Eat your yogurt out of the container; who needs a bowl?…
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
English Proverb: All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy Now, this is a wonderful proverb to follow in summer. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy means if a person spends too much time working and not enough time relaxing and enjoying life, they will become bored, and their…
T.G.I.F.
Abbreviation of the Day: T.G.I.F. I am sure some of you saw T.G.I.F. and said, “Thanks God it’s Friday.” right? Wrong! I’ve corrected this tiny mistake for my entire teaching career (20 years). Many Japanese English language learners need to correct this mistake. The mistake is in the first word, ‘Thanks.’ There is no ‘s’.…
