Tag: with bated breath
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Capture lightning in a bottle
Idiom: Capture lightning in a bottle We all need a little luck, and when we capture lightning in a bottle, we succeed against all odds, just when it was least expected. Isn’t that a fantastic way to achieve success? This is a common expression in North America. To capture lightning in a bottle means to…
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Put the fear of God in you
Phrase: Put the fear of God in you Even though we are living in strange times, coronavirus, climate change, or the threat of nuclear attack is like water off a duck’s back for many people. We’ve been dealing with a pandemic for almost two years now. Millions have died. If that hasn’t put the fear…
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Be no angel
Phrase: Be no angel In the old Westerns, the bad guys wore black hats, and the good guys wore white ones. However, real life is not so black and white. (heh) Everyone, no matter how ‘good’ or ‘angelic’ they are, has times when they are no angel. What that means is there are times when…
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Trimmings
Word of the Day: Trimmings Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, I can’t wait for Christmas dinner with all the trimmings. Of course, I’ll have to cook Christmas dinner, but it’s just such a special dinner that I wait for it each year with bated breath. I get to cook a whole chicken (turkey is…
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With bated breath
Phrase: With bated breath Tonight’s the night! The big guy is coming down the chimney! All the little kiddies – and big kiddies, too – will be waiting for Santa with bated breath. If you wait with bated breath, you wait eagerly. You are so excited that you breathe heavily and try to control your…
