Tag: sign on the dotted line
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Trust but verify
Proverb: Trust but verify Because Russia is back as being the number one threat to world peace, I’m focusing all of my posts this week on words, idioms, phrases and proverbs related to current events in Europe that affect the world. Do you Remember Regan, Gorbachev, the fall of the Berlin wall and the nuclear…
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Fine print
WotD: Fine print How often have you read the fine print before accepting the terms of usage for an app or computer software? I’m willing to bet that if you are like me, you’ve never read a ‘terms of use’ contract in its entirety. Those things are B-o-r-i-n-g with a capital ‘B.’ They’re full of legal jargon…
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There’s the rub
Idiom: There’s the rub In the post sign on the dotted line, I debuted the idiom ‘There’s the rub.’ Many expressions and words were first made famous by Shakespeare in his plays, and many people like to quote him, even today. There’s the rub means there’s the difficulty. The rub is a somewhat outdated way to…
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Sign on the dotted line
Expression: Sign on the dotted line Many people who want to buy a house or apartment they can call their own will have to sign on the dotted line. It’s the same all over the world. A man wants to be the king of his castle. However, unless you are fortunate and can go to…
