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With a capital
Phrase: With a capital Have you ever heard someone, such as me, during a lesson, say, “He is stupid with a capital S”? If you found this confusing, you are not alone. The phrase with a capital is a common English phrase that many English learners find puzzling at first. When someone uses the phrase with a capital, they are…
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Talk a good game
Phrase: Talk a good game Have you ever met someone who sounds very confident and impressive when they speak, but never actually does what they say? If so, you, my friend, have met someone who can talk a good game. To talk a good game is an English idiom that means to speak convincingly about your abilities,…
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Writer’s block
WotD Day: Writer’s block Every writer or student who has a paper due knows the feeling. You sit down to write, and suddenly your mind goes completely blank. Zip, nada, zilch, nothing. This frustrating experience is called writer’s block. Writer’s block is the inability to begin or continue writing because ideas simply will not come. It can…
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Urban myth
WotD: Urban myth Have you ever heard a story that sounded almost too strange to be true? It was probably an urban myth. An urban myth is a modern story that many people believe to be true but cannot be proven. Urban myths are usually passed from person to person by word of mouth, or today, through social media. They often feel…
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Skin in the game
Phrase: Skin in the game Have you noticed people make smarter choices when something important to them is at stake? This idea is called skin in the game. Skin in the game means personally sharing the outcomes of decisions. If things go well, you benefit. If not, you bear the cost. Your money, reputation, or future is…
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Act of God
Idiom: Act of God The phrase act of God is often used in legal and business contexts. An act of God means a natural event that humans cannot control or prevent. Examples of acts of God include earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, and other extreme natural disasters. These events are not caused by people and cannot be stopped by human actions.…
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Justice must not only be done
Phrase: Justice must not only be done, but it must be seen to be done Pause and take a deep breath before we plunge into the world of law and justice. Today, we will look at a foundational legal principle regarding truth and law. Justice must not only be done, but it must be seen to be…
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Jump in with both feet
Phrase: Jump in with both feet Come on, people, if you want to do something, you need to jump in with both feet. Life is no time to dilly-dally. To jump in with both feet means to start something with a lot of energy and enthusiasm, without holding back or hesitating. When you jump in with both feet,…
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Kick in
Word of the Day: Kick in The phrase kick in is a common phrasal verb in English. When something kicks in, it starts working or taking effect. For example, if you take medicine, you might have to wait a little while before you feel it kick in. If you have a splitting headache and take some medication, you have…
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Mundane
Word of the Day: Mundane The Internet is full of extraordinary people doing amazing things, whereas we see ourselves as normal people stuck doing mundane tasks day after day after day. No, that is only what you see. The word mundane is an adjective meaning something is ordinary, everyday, or unexciting. When we say something is mundane, we mean it is common…
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