Tag: New Year
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Winds of change
Phrase: Winds of change Change is one of the few constants in the world. Politicians campaign on it; people resist it, but inevitably, it happens just as the sun is sure to rise and the tides turn. The phrase the winds of change describes the feeling you experience when you anticipate change is about to…
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Get the ball rolling
Idiom: Get the ball rolling Hey there, everyone. Happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season. Here in Japan, it’s common to say you had a ‘sleeping New Year.’ It means all you did during the New Year’s holidays was eat, sleep and drink. That’s what I did, and I loved…
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See in the New Year
English Expression: See in the New Year How are you planning to see in the New Year? Maybe you are going to go to sleep early. Some people just can’t stay up late, you know. To see in the New Year means to stay awake past midnight on December 31 so you can see the…
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Bubbly
Word of the Day: Bubbly Tonight is New Year’s Eve! Time to crack open a bottle of bubbly! That means to open a bottle of champagne. Bubbly is a little nickname for champagne. Remember, folks, if you crack open a bottle of bubbly to ring in the New Year or even have a glass or…
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Ring in the New Year
Expression: Ring in the New Year How are you going to ring in the New Year? Are you planning a big party? A quiet gathering at home? Perhaps you are going to watch the Kohaku special on NHK (no SMAP this year but maybe PPAP). You may be like thousands of people who are going…
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Booze
Word of the Day: Booze Booze is a slang word for alcohol. You can give it a fancy name and an attractive colour and put it in a beautiful bottle, but at the end of the day, it’s still booze, no matter how much it costs. Did you know the word alcohol was initially borrowed…
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Out with the old, in with the new
English Saying: Out with the old, in with the new Here we are, it’s the final countdown to 2017! We’re in the last three-day home stretch. It is time to say out with the old, in with the new, or, in other words, to say goodbye to old things and hello to new things. For many people, this…
