Tag: Looming
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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…
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Crickets
Word of the Day: Crickets In Japan, the chirping of crickets signifies the change of the seasons. Students who take evening classes with me have commented on how nice it is to hear bell crickets through the microphone. Some train companies even put bell crickets on their trains in little tiny jails so people can…
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Burn the midnight oil
Phrase: Burn the midnight oil There’s a time and a place for everything. When you’re on to something, you need to know when to burn the midnight oil and when to take a breather. There are only so many hours in a day, and when we burn the midnight oil or continue to work late into the night, we make a…
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Crunch time
Word of the Day: Crunch time Crunch time will eventually come around, no matter what your job is or what task you are working on. Crunch time is when you can no longer procrastinate, and whatever you do must be done now. Crunch time is the time of panic just before a deadline when you…
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Looming
WotD: Looming Many things are looming over Japan these days. Of course, the big one is North Korea and their missiles. Another is the monetary crisis which a rapidly ageing society is creating for the younger generations. When we say that something is looming, we mean that something unwanted or unpleasant will happen soon. As you can see…
