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You have to break a few eggs to make an omelette
Proverb: You have to break a few eggs to make an omelette Yes, I know it’s sad, especially if you’re an egg, but it’s true: you have to break a few eggs to make an omelette. While you may consider that a straightforward statement of fact, there’s a little more to the expression than meets the eye.…
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Fit in
Word of the Day: Fit in Have you ever wondered how weird life is? I mean, we spend our youth trying to fit in, and then one day, when we’re older, it doesn’t seem to matter anymore. To fit in means to be a part of a group. Humans are social creatures. We feel a need…
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All the more
Phrase: All the more I have an adverb for you today. All the more is used when something is even more impressive, surprising etc., because of additional information. For example, I could tell you that Hideki just climbed Mt. Fuji for the eighth time. On its own, this is a pretty impressive accomplishment. It would be all…
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Far gone
Phrase: Far gone In the sixties, before he was 007, Roger Moore played Simon Templar in The Saint. He had a cool car, too. It was a Volvo P1800 like the one in the picture, which is unfortunately too far gone to be saved now. I know when you think of Volvo, you don’t think of cool…
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Faux pas
Word of the Day: Faux pas It’s tough to understand another culture without living there for a while, which means if you travel overseas, you will commit a faux pas or two. A faux pas is a social mistake or an act considered impolite by the locals. Often, faux pas are not intentional, but they still create awkward situations. For example,…
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Stretched too thin
Phrase: Stretched too thin We’ve all been there. I have, and you have, too. We’ve felt like we’ve been stretched too thin, and soon something will snap. As Bilbo Baggins once said, “I feel thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread.” Now, I can forgive you if you think he was complaining…
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Bureaucrat
Word of the Day: Bureaucrat Ask a young child what they want to be when they grow up, and they’ll tell you they want to be a firefighter or a race car driver. None of them will say, “I want to be a bureaucrat.” A bureaucrat is often thought of as a faceless government worker who…
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Time will tell
Phrase: Time will tell From conception, nobody on earth has any idea what the future has in store for anyone. Only time will tell. The strange thing about humans and our understanding of our humanity is that we all know we cannot peer into the future. Predicting the future is like standing next to the railing…
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The Upper Hand
Word of the Day: The Upper Hand With great power comes great responsibility. That’s what Peter Parker, a.k.a. Spider-Man’s Uncle Ben, said as they sat in his car in front of the art gallery in Vancouver (Sorry, New York). People with great power will always have the upper hand and will thus be able to control others.…
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Cut some slack
Word of the Day: Cut (someone) some slack When we do things by the book, we know they’re done right. However, we all need someone to cut us some slack occasionally. We all bend or even break the rules. When you cut someone some slack, you give them a break. Don’t judge them too severely, and try to…
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