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Hard pill to swallow
English Idiom: Hard pill to swallow It may be a hard pill to swallow, but we are all getting older. I know ageing is a taboo subject, but a fact is a fact. While I’m at it, I might as well inform you that we will have to work longer, too. Most, if not all,…
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With flying colours
English Idiom: With flying colours If a person passes an exam with high marks, they pass with flying colours. The marks don’t have to be the highest in the class, but they do have to be exceptionally good. Now, some people are content with only passing an exam. They are not aiming for high marks.…
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Beer belly
WotD: Beer belly Beer is every man’s best friend. It’s the sweet nectar of life which never gives you the cold shoulder. Beer never yells at you because you are late. She will always be there to embrace and comfort you after a hard day’s work, no matter how bad you smell. Beer is the…
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Tacky
Word of the Day: Tacky You’ve probably seen people wearing something tacky that you would not be caught dead wearing. Tacky is often used to describe clothing that is obviously cheap and in bad style. Anything that is fashionably terrible is tacky. Sometimes, entirely by accident, or maybe on purpose, a person will wear something…
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The lion’s share
Phrase: The lion’s share The lion’s share means the most substantial part or portion of something. If you consider a lion for a moment, this phrase makes perfect sense. A lion does whatever the heck it wants to do, and if a lion wants to eat most of something, then a lion eats the lion’s…
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Penchant
Word of the Day: Penchant If you like something very much, you probably have a penchant for it. I have a penchant for two things: chocolate and long walks. I suppose I’m lucky because long walks help me burn off the calories I gain from eating chocolate. If you like something very much, you probably…
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Up to par
English Idiom: Up to par When something is up to par, it meets an expected standard. When we go golfing, we expect the golf course to be immaculate. The grounds must be exquisitely groomed, the atmosphere must be serene, and there must be no distractions. If the quality of a golf course is anything less…
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Tidbit
Word of the Day: Tidbit The word tidbit can have two possible meanings. Firstly, as in the picture, it can refer to small amounts of food or enough for just one bite. On the plate above, we have little single-serving pieces of pizza-looking things. People often eat them with their fingers, so they can also…
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Nice guys finish last
English Proverb: Nice guys finish last The proverb nice guys finish last means that if you are kind and considerate to others, you will not get what you want in life. It tells us that in life, you need to be tough and even cutthroat at times. First, let me make a little disclaimer: I’m…
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Press the reset button
English Expression: Press/hit the reset button Have you ever thought about starting your life over? You know what I mean. Remember the original Nintendo? After you died, and I always died, you could hit the reset button and start over, but you didn’t start over. Press the reset button is a phrase used to express…
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