Tag: tidbit
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Old wives’ tale
WotD: Old wives’ tale Old wives’ tales are those age-old tidbits of advice passed down from generation to generation, from one grandmother to the next, future grandmother. They are often based on superstition rather than fact and can be both amusing and confusing at the same time. So, what exactly is an old wives’ tale?…
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Maxim
Word of the Day: Maxim You can’t teach an old dog new tricks, nothing ventured, nothing gained, and it’s always better to be safer than sorry are three examples of maxims. A maxim, you see, is very similar to a proverb. It’s a little tidbit of wisdom or truth passed down to us from our ancestors, a little rule to live by.…
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Tricks of the Trade
Phrase: Tricks of the Trade Ever notice how you try to do something, but it seems impossible? Then, a professional comes along and makes it look easy. That’s because the pro knows the tricks of the trade – and you don’t. Tricks of the trade are little tidbits of experienced people’s knowledge that others don’t…
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Second-guess
WotD: Second-guess There are two ways to look at the meaning of second-guessing. The first is to criticize someone after the fact. What I mean is that after you have completed something, someone else tells you what you should have done or how they would have done it better. In other words, they’re second-guessing you. Don’t you…
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Tidbit
Word of the Day: Tidbit The word tidbit can have two possible meanings. Firstly, as in the picture, it can refer to small amounts of food or enough for just one bite. On the plate above, we have little single-serving pieces of pizza-looking things. People often eat them with their fingers, so they can also…
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(Keep something) on the down low
English Idiom: (Keep something) on the down low There are some things that you do not tell everybody; you keep them secret. In other words, you keep them on the down low. Perhaps you are eating too many doughnuts. That is something you may not want your doctor to know about, even though what she doesn’t…
