Tag: momentum
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Run out of steam
English Expression: Run out of steam As we saw with the idiom, I introduced yesterday, a head of steam means to build up momentum and become successful. Well, today’s expression run out of steam is the opposite of that. If you run out of steam, you lose momentum or enthusiasm for something, and you fail or…
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Momentum
Word of the Day: Momentum Momentum is a physical force that keeps you moving in a forward direction. Regarding people, it can be similar to desire determination, which comes from within ourselves. As we can see with my example of Hiroshi, his enthusiasm ran out of steam. Hiroshi lost his internal momentum or desire and…
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A head of steam
English Expression: A head of steam Before we get to the idiomatic meaning of a head of steam, let me give you the literal meaning. As you probably know, a steam locomotive (SL) boils water to produce steam which then held in an enclosed space. The pressure builds up until there is enough to make…
