Tag: two sides to every coin
Pooh-pooh
WotD: Pooh-pooh Have you ever had your ideas or dreams dismissed or belittled by someone else? It can be a frustrating and discouraging experience. Unfortunately, this type of behaviour is common in our society. People often pooh-pooh the ideas of others, intentionally or unintentionally, without realizing their impact. When you pooh-pooh something, you say it…
Flip side
Word of the Day: Flip side Whether you want to admit it or not, Newton was correct in more ways than one when he said, “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.” We can extend his statement of truth and say that there is a flip side B for every side A,…
Tipping point
WotD: Tipping point Well, it has been on the horizon for a while now, and perhaps we’ve finally arrived at the tipping point. A tipping point is reached after a series of small changes added together cause a much more significant shift. Slowly but surely, technology has been changing the way we live and work.…
Rob the cradle
Idiom: Rob the cradle Today, we have an idiom that refers to an age mismatch between a romantically involved man and a woman. If you hear that a man or a woman robbed the cradle, it means that their romantic partner is significantly younger than they are. Unfortunately, it is often used negatively or disapprovingly.…
Two sides to every coin
Phrase: Two sides to every coin There’s almost nothing in life – people included – which is one-sided. That’s why English has the expression; there are two sides to every coin. It means there is always another way of looking at something or another side to the situation. The headlines in Japan these days are…
Hype
Word of the Day: Hype These days, it takes a lot of hype to catch people’s attention. Whenever you see things on TV news, hear about them on the radio, and simultaneously see them on social media and advertised on every website you visit, you can be sure there is a lot of hype about them. Marketers…
