Tag: tongue in cheek
Talk the talk
Phrase: Talk the talk The world has become full of smooth talkers who can talk the talk but not walk the walk. Do you know what I mean? No, I suppose not. If you could speak English fluently, you would not be reading or listening to these posts, right? To talk the talk means to…
Cold snap
WotD: Cold snap/spell What the heck is going on? Recently the papers announced that 2020 tied with 2016 for being the hottest year on record, but this week Wakayama went through a cold snap. C’mon! Enough with the frost and frigid temperatures. Wakayama is supposed to be subtropical, isn’t it? Give an almost-middle-aged Canadian a…
Tie one on
Idiom: Tie one on Alcohol is one of the great social lubricants in the world. Students everywhere understand that when you go out to tie one on, the more you drink, the better your second language becomes. When you tie one on, you get drunk. The idiom tie one on may come from cowboys tying…
Homebody
WotD: Homebody Society tells us that being a homebody is a dull and dreary existence. A homebody is the type of person who likes to stay home and is not very interested in going out into the world on adventures. All the box office smash hits are thrillers with tons of action and adventure. The hero gets the girl,…
Tongue in cheek
Phrase: Tongue in cheek As we can see in the picture, it is a beautiful day for snorkelling. Well, it is a terrible day for snorkelling, but I was speaking tongue in cheek. Sometimes speaking this way may seem a little like sarcasm, but the difference is that sarcasm is intended to hurt someone. When…
Behind every great man there is a great woman
Saying: Behind every great man, there is a great woman The topic of today’s post is a well-known saying, and as far as I can ascertain, the origin is from a Texas newspaper. The saying behind every great man, there is a great woman, has been used since around the 1940s. The meaning is that…
Better half
Idiom: Better half OK, men, let’s talk about your better half. This little idiom is used to refer to a married man’s spouse, namely his wife. It is a little humorous, and many people will use it that way. This means that in a relationship, the woman is the more intelligent, better-looking, and general leader.…
