Tag: safe bet

  • Put all of your eggs in one basket

    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,…

  • Fair enough

    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…

  • Let your guard down

    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 maintain a high state of readiness all the time. You…

  • Safe Bet

    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 you know that 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…