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  • If at first, you don’t succeed, try, try again.

    If at first, you don’t succeed, try, try again.

    Saying: If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again is a great little saying to repeat to yourself if you fail at something the first, second or even third time you try. It means がんばって. If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again means…

  • Saying

    Saying

    Word of the Day: Saying In the English language, we have proverbs, idioms, expressions, quotes, puns, slogans, mottos, clichés, adages, sayings and quips. There are still more. These are all used to name little expressions that English speakers commonly use. Often, these are very difficult for English language students to understand, and usually, it is…

  • Fallout

    Fallout

    Word of the Day: Fallout Today is the last day of my Brexit-related idiom and word-of-the-day marathon. The last word that I will introduce related to Brexit is fallout. Fallout is the unfortunate result of a fight, election, referendum or a wrong decision. It’s not clear what will happen after the Brexit vote. Many predict the…

  • Adage

    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…

  • Saying

    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…

  • When you see a mackerel sky, you know the highways won’t be dry

    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…