Tag: sound like a broken record
Sound like a broken record
Phrase: Sound like a broken record When we try to warn people about preparing for the future, we run the risk of sounding like a broken record. It’s a common frustration for those who care deeply about the well-being of others. To sound like a broken record means continually repeating the same message, often to…
Pick up steam
Idiom: Pick up steam Here we are in Japan, waiting for the economy to pick up steam. The Japanese economic bubble, which lasted from 1986 to 1991, burst in ’92. Although the economy has been chugging along and most people have been working, it has never boomed like in the ’80s. The problem is, in my…
