Tag: spring chicken
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In store
Word of the Day: In store When I first came to Japan, I had no idea what the future held in store for me. Initially, I was under the impression that the Japanese were obsessed with shopping. Whenever I talked about favourite activities or hobbies with my students, they seemed interested in sleeping, shopping or some combination…
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Spring chicken
WotD: Spring chicken Isn’t this little chick cute? This, ladies and gentlemen, is a spring chicken, our new Word of the Day. As you can see, a chick is very young. In English, we use the term spring chicken to refer to a young person. It’s usually used in the negative to indicate that a person is not…
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Cheeky
Word of the Day: Cheeky I have an interesting one for you today, everybody. When someone is cheeky, they are respectfully rude. Yes, you can be politely rude. When people are cheeky, they are usually joking around or being playful. Imagine that your ageing father cannot find his newspaper. He has looked all around and cannot…
