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Peckish
Word of the Day: Peckish Peckish means to feel just a little hungry. When you are sitting at your desk at about 10:00 am, you may start to feel a little peckish. 10:00 am is about halfway between breakfast and lunch. It is too early to eat lunch but too late to have a second…
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Glad to see the back of someone / something
English Expression: Glad to see the back of someone/something We have all met people that we didn’t like. Perhaps you were delighted when that person left, and you didn’t have to deal with them again. If you were happy to see them go, then you can say you were glad to see the back of…
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Lip chap
Word of the Day: Lip Chap I am Canadian, so I will slip in some Canadian English here. Lip chap, otherwise known as lip balm or lip salve, is the lipstick-like substance that we put on our lips when they get chapped (dry and cracked) in the winter. Usually, winters are dry in Canada and…
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Newfangled
Word of the Day: Newfangled Today’s word is often used negatively. If a person calls something newfangled, they mean it’s unnecessary or an unrequired change to something already working well. For example, someone could say, ‘I don’t understand all these newfangled sharing apps. I remember when everyone was on Facebook, things were much simpler!’ When…
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The best thing since sliced bread
Expression: The best thing since sliced bread If someone is excited about something, such as a new idea or product, they can say they are excited about it, or they can say it is the best thing since sliced bread. The invention of sliced bread was so great that it became an idiom, meaning a…
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Vacuum flask
Word of the Day: Vacuum flask/vacuum bottle This gentleman in today’s picture is looking after his pennies by using a vacuum bottle. Because he is doing this, the pounds will look after themselves. A vacuum flask or vacuum bottle is an insulated container that keeps a liquid hot for a long time. They’re often known…
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Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves.
Proverb: look after the pennies, and the pounds will look after themselves Well, most of us are back to work, and if you are anything like me, you don’t want to admit it, but you are glad to be back at work. Yes, I said, I’m glad to be back at work. Time off is…
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Death knell
WotD: Death knell I know it sounds ominous or unpleasant to mention a term like death knell so early in the New Year, but it does not always need to have a negative connotation. A death knell is a warning that something is going to end. It usually signals that change is coming, and it…
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Since the year dot
English Expression: Since the year dot Happy January second. It is funny, but the New Year’s celebrations are winding down. Soon, people will start getting ready to go back to work. I guess people have been doing this since the year dot. Since the year dot means something has been occurring for a very long…
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Father Time
Word of the Day: Father Time Father Time was working hard last night as the year changed. Father Time is a senior-aged man many cultures have as a symbol of the year’s passing. He becomes prevalent around the New Year, and you may see many pictures of an ageing Father Time giving way to a…
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