Category: Halloween
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Drop-dead gorgeous
WotD: Drop-dead gorgeous Halloween whispers its enchanting spells as the crisp autumn air is supposed to settle in. This year, it’s not just about the costumes or the candy; it’s about being drop-dead gorgeous. If you are drop-dead gorgeous, you are stunningly beautiful, striking, or incredibly attractive. Imagine stepping into a haunted gathering, the moonlight…
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Death trap
Word of the Day: Deathtrap I assure you it is not by pure coincidence that I write about the term ‘deathtrap‘ on the day before All Hollow’s Eve. Can you think of anything scarier than living with your family, the people you love most in the world, in a deathtrap? How about driving one? Fortunately,…
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Bewitched
Word of the Day: Bewitched Boy, oh boy, oh boy, we live in scary times. Or is it just me? You feel it, too, right? With Halloween just around the corner, I’m beginning to think that Trumpy has bewitched half of the population and all of the Republican Party in the US. What the heck…
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Make your blood run cold
English Phrase: Make your blood run cold As the leaves fall and days grow shorter, we know Halloween is growing closer. There’s something about Halloween that makes your blood run cold. It could be that thoughts of witches and black cats come more quickly to our minds as we walk down lonely streets and dark…
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Bloodcurdling
WotD: Bloodcurdling All Hallows’ Eve is on Thursday. You may hear some bloodcurdling screams around the witching hour. If you’re smart, you’ll take my advice and not go out by yourself. In horror movies, the first person to die is always the stupid one who hears a noise and investigates it alone. They are the…
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Over my dead body
English Idiom: Over my dead body You should be especially careful about what idioms you use around Halloween. All the strange ones come out at this time of year, and if you refuse something by saying over my dead body, they just may take you at your word. I’m not one for ghouls, goblins, vampires…
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Send shivers down your spine
Idiom: Send shivers down your spine Here we are, only two months until Christmas, and we’re going to discuss what sends shivers down your spine. Soon everything will be love and joy, peace and happiness, cinnamon and peppermint. Halloween, however, is a frightfully delightful time of year. It’s a time to think of spiders crawling…
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Dig your own grave
English Idiom: Dig your own grave The countdown has begun. It’s only one week until the big day. There’s something about Halloween that causes people to let loose, do stupid things, and, as a result, dig their own graves. Until November first, I’ll be featuring a Halloween-themed word, phrase or idiom each day. My favourite…
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Silver bullet
Word of the Day: Silver bullet All Hollow’s Eve is just around the corner. Today is the last day of September, and before we know it, it’ll be October 31st (All Hallow’s Eve, Halloween, Hallowe’en). As we approach All Hallow’s Eve, we must be prepared for the potential presence of ghosts, goblins, spooks, vampires, and…
