Tag: safe bet
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Put all of your eggs in one basket
Proverb: Put all of your eggs in one basket Variety is the spice of life, as they say, and it’s also a good reason not to put all of your eggs in one basket. Imagine you’re a little girl living on a small family farm in rural Japan. Your mother wants to make tamagoyaki for lunch,…
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Fair enough
Phrase: Fair enough Fair enough is a phrase that pops up in my class materials from time to time. Some students have a hard time understanding its usage, and to tell the truth, I had a hard time finding a picture to depict fair enough. My students always give their studies their utmost effort, and that’s what I’ll do…
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Let your guard down
Idiom: Let your guard down We all have to let our guard down sometimes. Like everyone, I, from time to time, feel anxious. Yes, I know it’s a safe bet that the sun will rise, but what about everything else? I suppose that we can’t always maintain a high state of readiness. You let your…
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Safe Bet
Word of the Day: Safe Bet I love a safe bet because they are sure to happen! You can rely on safe bets because they are guaranteed winners. Let’s think about the sun for a minute. The sun has been rising every day for millions of years. The sun rose today. And you know what? It…
