Tag: on second thought
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Get it out of your system
Phrase: Get it out of your system Have you ever heard someone say, “I just need to get it out of my system?” This phrase is often used when someone feels a strong urge to do something that might not be the best decision. Maybe they want to eat an entire pizza by themselves or…
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Pamper
Word of the Day: Pamper Have you been working too hard? Are you stressed out? Do you feel ignored or as if you are not being treated fairly? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you need to be pampered. No, I do not mean you need to wear adult-sized versions of…
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On second thought
Phrase: On second thought Are you an indecisive person? If not, have you ever made a decision only to change your mind later? If you have had that experience, then I hope you could use the phrase on second thought. This little phrase is used when you’ve made up your mind about something only to…
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Put (someone) up on a pedestal
Phrase: Put (someone) up on a pedestal Around America and in Britain, statues were hauled down from pedestals and even thrown into harbours in some cases. I used to think the fall of Saddam’s statue in Iraq was pretty cool. This all just goes to show the danger of putting someone up on a pedestal.…
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Pull something out of a hat
English Phrase: Pull (something) out of a hat/thin air You’ve seen magicians do it in cartoons. They reach in and pull a rabbit out of a hat, or perhaps your uncle has reached behind your ear and pulled a coin out of thin air. I can’t tell you how they do it because it’s magic,…
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Rise to the occasion
English Phrase: Rise to the occasion It’s true; I was a bit leery about writing a post on rising to the occasion at this time of year. Due to all the merrymaking going on, I’d say many people are finding it a challenge just to get out of bed, let alone perform better than they…
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Live and learn
Phrase: Live and learn If you are a regular reader of these posts, you already know about the school of hard knocks. Well, live and learn is Hard Knocks for Dummies. We can’t attain all our knowledge from books. Sometimes we can only learn from experience. It’s rare to find Mr. or Mrs. Right the…
