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How goes the battle?
Idiom: How goes the battle? The idiom how goes the battle? is another way to ask someone how they are doing. The idiom ‘how goes the battle?‘ is another way to ask someone how they are doing. It refers to the daily struggle of life as a battle. Of course, we have the standard ‘how…
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Rubbernecking
Word of the Day: Rubbernecking Rubbernecking is a significant problem during the morning or evening commute. Rubbernecking occurs when people who are driving on the highway slow down to look at an accident. Anyone who commutes to work by car will know that accidents on the highway are all too common. Accidents are bad enough…
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Do as I say, not as I do
English Proverb: Do as I say, not as I do Most times, when people are giving you advice, it is a case of do as I say, not as I do. Do as I say not as I do is self-explanatory. It means don’t make the mistakes I’ve made in life. Do what I tell…
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Gather dust
Word of the Day: Gather dust As time progresses, new technology is accepted, and old technology is left behind to gather dust, which means to be unused for a long time. Look at the books in the accompanying picture for this post today; they are just sitting on the shelf unloved, unused, gathering dust. Someone…
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The writing is on the wall
English Idiom: The writing is on the wall The writing is on the wall refers to a future occurrence. It means that something will fail, break, or something terrible will happen. Most people have noticed that changes are going on in the world. Each year, it seems to set new records for high temperatures, and…
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En suite
Word of the Day: En suite When a bedroom and bathroom are directly connected, it’s called an en suite. Most times, when we overnight at a reasonably nice hotel, we stay in a bedroom with an attached bathroom. The bathroom is for the exclusive use of the people who use the bedroom. When discussing…
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Work the room
English Idiom: Work the room In business or hosting a party at your home, working a room smoothly is considered a valuable skill. To work a room means to network, meet and greet or mingle with the people. Working a room is about building connections and relationships. You have to network, meet and greet or…
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Bouncy Castle
Word of the Day: Bouncy Castle We sometimes see bouncy castles at festivals or amusement parks. They are inflatable plastic structures where children can take off their shoes and enjoy jumping and bouncing around. If I remember correctly, they’re a lot of fun. Even adults could have a lot of fun in one of them.…
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Go the way of the Dodo
English Expression: Go the way of the Dodo If you hear that something has gone the way of the dodo, it is not being used anymore, and something newer and better has probably replaced it. No more dodos are left on this earth; They’re all dead or, more specifically, extinct. Sailors hunted them to extinction…
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Throne
Word of the Day: Throne The cliché for today is a man’s home is his castle, and since I’m mentioning castles, I should also mention thrones. A throne is a beautiful chair where a king, emperor, etc., sits, but you also have one in your home. It’s more commonly known as the toilet in your…
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