Tag: working for the man

  • Rain on your parade

    Rain on your parade

    Idiom: Rain on your parade There’s an old understanding in English that everyone loves a parade. Unfortunately, it’s not entirely true. There’s always someone or something that’s going to rain on your parade. That means that there’s always going to be something that can spoil your plans.  People who enjoy raining on your parade are often…

  • Punch the clock

    Punch the clock

    English Idiom: Punch the clock Most of us punch the clock every day. Some of us want to, and some of us enjoy it, but many of us are looking forward to the day when we don’t have to do it anymore. What does it mean? Well, punch the clock means to go to work…

  • Working for the man

    Working for the man

    Idiom: Working for the man We all wake up early to spend our days working for the man. The question is, who is the man, and why are we working for him? We’re all working for the man. ‘The man’ refers to the government that takes our taxes and the boss that makes us work long…