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Let your guard down
Idiom: Let your guard down We all have to let our guard down sometimes. Like everyone, I, from time to time, feel anxious. Yes, I know it’s a safe bet that the sun will rise, but what about everything else? I suppose that we can’t always maintain a high state of readiness. You let your…
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Safe Bet
Word of the Day: Safe Bet I love a safe bet because they are sure to happen! You can rely on safe bets because they are guaranteed winners. Let’s think about the sun for a minute. The sun has been rising every day for millions of years. The sun rose today. And you know what? It…
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In the middle of nowhere
Phrase: In the middle of nowhere Sometimes, the best place to be is in the middle of nowhere. Life can get too crazy if you live in a big city; there’s too much happening, and from time to time, people need to get away from it all. One of the best places to find quiet…
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Attention grab
Word of the Day: Attention grab If you spend much time on the Internet, then you have seen an attention grab and, more than likely, thousands of them. An attention grab is anything intentionally strange, unusual or even shocking to catch people’s eyes. To catch someone’s attention, you need to stand out. In advertising, standing…
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When life gives you lemons, make lemonade
Saying: When life gives you lemons, make lemonade Today is Thursday, the beginning of my workweek. I want to start on the positive side of things, and that’s why I’ve chosen the expression when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. In life, we don’t always get the things we want, and we don’t always get…
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Dumpster fire
Word of the Day: Dumpster fire The term dumpster fire has both literal and figurative meanings. In North America, most restaurants have large garbage containers out back to put their garbage in. Sometimes, a prankster or someone who likes to start fires will light one of these dumpsters on fire. As you can imagine, these…
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Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
English Proverb: Marry in haste, repent at leisure What do you think this proverb means? Let me give you a clue. Have you ever heard the expression, ‘What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas‘? Well, when it comes to marriage, this is not true. Sometimes, people get married on a whim and regret it later,…
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Squirrel (something) away
Word of the Day: Squirrel away Winter is coming. This is the main reason why squirrels squirrel away nuts or hide them during the warm months. When you squirrel away something, you put it in a safe place so you can use it later. It’s like squirrels hiding nuts for winter. Once the cold weather…
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Make a mountain out of a molehill
English Cliché: Make a mountain out of a molehill It’s really easy to make a mountain out of a molehill. All you need to do is exaggerate. To make a mountain out of a molehill means to exaggerate a small problem and treat it as if it were a much larger one. People are usually…
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Artistic license
Word of the Day: Artistic license Have you ever noticed that some people don’t follow the rules when it comes to art? When people take artistic license, they change or modify things from what is considered normal and this change creates a special effect. When I think about an author who takes artistic license, Haruki…
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