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Peek-a-boo
WotD: Peek-a-boo Hello there, thanks for reading this post today. Today, I have a very simple one for you – peek-a-boo. This is one that all children learn from a very young age. It has to be one of the simplest games you can play with a child. We’re pretty naive when we’re still babies, which…
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Lingo
Word of the Day: Lingo Yes, it’s true. If you want to learn the language, you must speak the lingo. The problem is, what on earth does that mean? Well, lingo is a foreign language and could also be jargon, such as technical or field-specific vocabulary. It can also be a little more than that, though. For example,…
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There’s no such thing as bad publicity
Proverb: There’s no such thing as bad publicity Proverbs are supposed to be based on the wisdom of our ancestors. Whether there’s no such thing as bad publicity is wisdom or not; I’ll leave it up to you to decide. In a nutshell, it means it’s better to be known for the wrong reasons than not be…
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Maxim
Word of the Day: Maxim You can’t teach an old dog new tricks, nothing ventured, nothing gained, and it’s always better to be safer than sorry are three examples of maxims. A maxim, you see, is very similar to a proverb. It’s a little tidbit of wisdom or truth passed down to us from our ancestors, a little rule to live by.…
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Just because
Phrase: Just because You’ll often hear this little phrase when someone wants to make a point, such as, “Just because your friend does something stupid doesn’t mean you have to do it too.” It’s often used to say that even though one thing is true, that doesn’t mean another thing is also true. I covered the…
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A roof over your head
Phrase: A roof over your head The meaning of today’s phrase, a roof over your head, may seem straightforward and require little explanation. However, English is such a tricky language that students are trained to think everything has an alternate meaning. Perhaps most of the time, that’s true, but not with this phrase. To have a roof…
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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…
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Take your life in your hands
Idiom: Take your life in your hands As with most things in life, timing is everything. There’s a time to play it safe and stay calm, and then there are times to take your life in your hands and do something more risky than usual to get an adrenaline rush. It’s always more exciting to take your life…
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Frugal
Word of the Day: Frugal Ask any North American about their university days, and I bet you they’ll quickly begin to wax nostalgic about how frugal they had to be and how much Kraft Dinner (instant macaroni and cheese) they ate. To be frugal means to make the best use of the resources you have at hand by not…
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Burn the candle at both ends
Phrase: Burn the candle at both ends While sometimes it may be unavoidable, burning the candle at both ends for weeks or months at a stretch is never a good idea. Just as we need good food and clean water, we also need breaks and sleep. If you burn the candle at both ends, you start work early…
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