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Adage
Word of the Day: Adage It’s a brief one today. In the post, if at first, you don’t succeed, try, try again I used the term adage. An adage is the same as a saying or proverb. They all mean an expression that most people believe expresses the truth. Flesch-Kincaid Readability Test This post is…
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Brain trust
Word of the Day: Brain trust Brain trust sounds like a funny term, doesn’t it? It is quite often used in professional situations. If we break it down, ‘brain’ refers to intelligent people and ‘trust’ represents a group. Hence a brain trust is a group of intelligent people whose job it is to advise a…
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Things are looking up
English Idiom: Things are looking up Let’s be positive today! This idiom for today means conditions are getting better or improving. It is a great expression when you feel confident and things in your life are going well. You can use it to say things such as ‘I just got a raise, things are looking…
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Saying
Word of the Day: Saying A saying is a proverb or adage. Basically, the words have the same meaning. They all mean a popular phrase or sentence that gives advice. Most people believe popular sayings or proverbs are true or at least somewhat accurate. Flesch-Kincaid Readability Test This post is understandable by someone with at…
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When you see a mackerel sky, you know the highways won’t be dry
English Proverb: When you see a mackerel sky, you know the highways won’t be dry This saying is used to help predict the weather. It means that if you see cloud patterns like in the above picture, it’s probably going to rain. There are quite a few sayings and expressions in English related to predicting or…
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Persevere
Word of the Day: Persevere So, Billie, the turtle, has entered our lives and she has left our lives. Billie has inspired my wife and I because she has the power to persevere. Even though Billie the turtle is missing half of one of her legs, she continues living her life as best she can,…
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Slow and steady wins the race
Proverb: Slow and steady wins the race (with Billie) First off, yes, I know I have already covered this proverb not long ago, but I have a sweet story to go with it this time. About two weeks ago, a turtle came to visit our house. She just walked into our garden. We decided to…
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Stifle
Word of the Day: Stifle For positive thinkers, the sky’s the limit. We can do absolutely anything as long as we work hard and never give up. However, there are many other people out there who would like to stop or stifle our attempts to improve or grow. When you stifle someone or something, you…
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The sky’s the Limit
English Idiom: The Sky’s the Limit We must keep our feet on the ground, as we learned in yesterday’s post, but at the same time, we need to remember that the sky’s the limit. It’s a very positive expression, which means there are no limits to what we can accomplish. When it comes to learning…
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Politically Correct
Word of the Day: Politically Correct This is a term that we hear daily. We hear things like, ‘We must learn to be politically correct.’ Some students have told me they do not understand what politically correct means. Well, very simply, it means a person avoids saying or doing anything that could be offensive to…
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