Tag: on the fritz

  • Do the math

    Do the math

    Phrase: Do the math We can’t always depend on others to tell us what to do or make decisions for us. We have to do the math for ourselves. We have to figure things out on our own. If we need to decide, we have to gather all of the information, make a spreadsheet or whatever you…

  • Fly off the handle

    Fly off the handle

    English Idiom: Fly off the handle It’s the quiet ones that you have to look out for. You may have the loveliest kind of person sitting next to you at the office, and then one day they fly off the handle. This is what I have noticed about people. They lose their temper, shout, scream,…

  • On the fritz

    On the fritz

    Idiom: On the fritz I don’t know about you, but it gets my goat when my computer is on the fritz. You understand what I mean. Computers are supposed to make things much simpler to accomplish, but when your computer goes haywire, you feel like you are no longer in control; the machine is in…