Tag: think twice
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In the blink of an eye
Phrase: In the blink of an eye Anything can happen in the blink of an eye, and food disappears in a big family even quicker than that! You see, when something happens in the blink of an eye, it happens very quickly, almost instantly, actually. Growing up in a family of five, I quickly learned…
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Lead time
Word of the Day: Lead time If you look up lead time in a dictionary such as the Cambridge Dictionary, it will give you a boring definition of what it is: ‘the time between the design of a product and its production, or between ordering a product and receiving it.’ If you think twice about it,…
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The road to hell is paved with good intentions
Proverb: The road to hell is paved with good intentions Oh boy, hell must be a very crowded place right now. Before you begin thinking that we are all going to burn for eternity, let me reassure you. We are not all going to hell, and Japanese summers, which are as hot as hell, only…
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Put your back out
English Phrase: Put your back out It’s a very painful situation if you put your back out. You can’t sleep properly, walking is a challenge and going up and down stairs is torture. When you put your back out, you strain your back or otherwise hurt it. If you’re lucky, it’s only a strained muscle.…
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Lash out
Word of the Day: Lash out It wasn’t long ago when, if we wanted to lash out, we would think twice about it first. As a result, we mostly thought better of it and kept our opinions to ourselves. The development of social media has changed all that. These days, no matter where we are, the time of…
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Sure thing
Word of the Day: Sure thing If something is a sure thing, then it is guaranteed to be successful. You must be careful when you hear someone tell you something is guaranteed to happen. There are no guarantees in life. Have you ever heard of Murphy’s Law? Murphy’s Law states that anything that can go…
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Promise the moon
Expression: Promise the moon Often investment advisers, politicians or even boyfriends will promise the moon when, in reality, they have absolutely no possibility of being able to carry out their promise. We must always be careful when people make promises that seem too good to be true. There are many stories in the news about retirees investing money…
