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Two cents’ worth
Phrase: Two cents’ worth From time to time, in conversations, I, in my role as a teacher, intentionally say things that entice students to contribute their two cents’ worth (or more) to the discussion. It’s called playing devil’s advocate. A good conversation teacher knows how to create a desire in their students to say something. Japanese students…
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Keep tabs on
Phrase: Keep tabs on Have you thought about who or what you would keep tabs on? Some people are lucky enough to have had a telescope when they were kids. I suppose they used their ‘scopes’ to keep tabs on the waxing and waning of the moon, Halley’s Comet or some other astronomical stuff. To be clear from…
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Flop
Word of the Day: Flop Last Sunday, I wrote about the key to success. Having a flop is also having a small victory. On Sunday, I said the key to success is using one success as a stepping stone to the next. When something is a flop, it’s an absolute total failure. That may sound like a disaster – and…
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Fall back on
WotD: Fall back on Do you have a person or resource to fall back on when everything else has failed? I’m sure you do. It’s like having life insurance for, well, all of those little life happenings that can get the better of us sometimes. We fall back on someone or something when everything else has failed. We can…
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Work your fingers to the bone
Idiom: Work your fingers to the bone You work your fingers to the bone and then retire. Does that sound like the story of your life so far? There’s no shame in hard work. Most societies value hard work and honour it as an example for others to follow. Canada, the United States, Australia, Japan and China…
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Key to success
Idiom: Key to success Everyone desires to discover the key to success. We treat it as if it is some well-kept secret. Fortunately, there is no real secret key to success. The key to success is what causes a person to become successful. It’s not a secret. The key to success is hard work. It’s a matter…
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Watering hole
WotD: Watering hole In natural environments worldwide, you’ll find animals down at the local watering hole for a drink. The watering hole can be quite a dangerous place. The carnivores like to hang out there. They know that the herbivores have to come down for a drink sometime, and they’ll be vulnerable. On Friday and Saturday nights all around…
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Piece of cake
Idiom: Piece of cake Everybody loves cake! A piece of cake is great any time of day or night! Right now, I want a piece of Devil’s Food cake with vanilla ice cream on the side and a flat white coffee. My mouth is beginning to water just thinking about it. The idiom piece of cake has become somewhat…
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The rat race
WotD: The rat race Well, hello to you. I’m glad you’ve taken some time to escape the rat race and spend a few peaceful moments reading my post. Even if you’re unaware of what the rat race means, I can tell you that you are in it. Oh yes, you are. The rat race is the quest for power and…
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