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Band-Aid solution
WotD: Band-aid solution Wise people will tell you it’s better to spend the time to fix a problem correctly the first time instead of wasting time on a Band-Aid solution. Then again, there will be situations when a Band-Aid solution is the best option until the correct one can be completed. When you call something…
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In the loop
Phrase: In/out of the loop A while ago, I referred to the prevalence of meetings in Japan and how I rocked the boat at a small branch English school where I once worked. I can’t believe I’m writing this, but meetings are essential to keep everyone in the loop. The Japanese never do anything without…
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Frozen in time
Phrase: Frozen in time How does it feel to be slowly but surely thawing out? It’s felt as if we have all been frozen in time for two years, and finally, we are beginning to see some semblance of normalcy. When we say something seems frozen in time, we mean that it has not been…
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Glued to something
Idiom: Glued to something They used to say that TV was a mother’s best friend. Back in the day, how many Saturday mornings were mothers able to accomplish something while their children were glued to the TV watching cartoons? When you are glued to something, you pay close attention to it. It’s sort of the…
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15 minutes of fame
Phrase: Fifteen minutes of fame Many people attain their fifteen minutes of fame. Some are famous for doing positive acts, such as rescuing a lost child, while others have become infamous. Fifteen minutes of fame is used to refer to the brief moment of fame or infamy some normal people experience. One Japanese man who…
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If you play with fire, you get burned
Proverb: If you play with fire, you get burned If you play with fire, you get burned. It’s a truism we teach to children as soon as they are old enough to play with matches. Yes, fire is beneficial. We can accomplish many good things through the careful use of fire. However, fire is also…
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Rock the boat
Phrase: Rock the boat Sometimes you can only take so much bullsh**. Then you have to get things off your chest. When that happens, you tend to rock the boat. Japan is a wonderful country. It’s safe and secure, and nothing much to cause grave concern ever happens here. That’s the problem. I used to…
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Tooth and nail
Phrase: Tooth and nail Ukraine is the best example of today’s phrase – tooth and nail. Everyone thought Ukraine would roll over and be conquered a few days after Russia invaded. Ukraine proved the world wrong. They fought and continue to fight tooth and nail to protect and keep their country. What tooth and nail…
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Hope for the best, plan for the worst
Proverb: Hope for the best, plan for the worst Positivity is essential. Positive people are well-liked and generally enjoy life more than those who are negative. However, we have to be practical. Life is not all rainbows and unicorns. That’s where the proverb hope for the best, plan for the worst comes in. We have…
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Don’t bite the hand that feeds you
Phrase: Don’t bite the hand that feeds you Helping someone out of the goodness of your heart is considered a virtue. Likewise, you should never bite the hand that feeds you. I used to work for a Lebanese man who was a very good person. He was the type of person who would bend over…
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