Tag: the thing
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A fool and his money are soon parted
English Proverb: A fool and his money are soon parted Money is precious. Money can’t buy you happiness, but it can buy you the things that make you happy. Money is difficult to obtain and easy to spend, so when we spend money, we must take our time and consider what we spend it on.…
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Wear many hats
Idiom: Wear many hats I’m sure that many of you reading this post today wear many hats. You may be a mother or father or a nurse or researcher. Perhaps you are a wife, husband, son, daughter, granddaughter or grandfather. No matter who you are, you most likely play multiple roles in your life, which is…
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Juicy bits
Word of the Day: Juicy Bits Most people are interested in a real scandal. More notably, they are interested in the juicy bits, the fascinating but slightly naughty pieces of information that should usually be kept hidden or secret. Most recently, a scandal surrounded Kazuyo Matsui’s English language video. In this video, she talked about…
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Raise a red flag
English Phrase: Raise a red flag The term raise a red flag means you should be alert when something indicates danger or a potentially hazardous situation. If you are on a hike and notice an alligator, a crocodile or something that even resembles an alligator or crocodile, that should make you more alert and on…
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The thing
Word of the Day: The thing You will hear native English speakers say the thing multiple times daily, but what are they talking about? The thing is precisely the idea, fact, question, etc., that the person needs, is talking about or means. Many students say, ‘English is too difficult!’ But, you see, that’s just it. English…
