Tag: expect the unexpected
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Take aback
WotD: Take aback The world, from Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping to Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro and Denmark’s Mette Frederiksen, has been taken aback. The phrase take someone aback means to surprise or shock someone, usually when they don’t see it coming. If someone is taken aback, it’s because something sudden, unusual or unexpected…
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Expect the unexpected
Phrase: Expect the unexpected If life has taught me anything, it has taught me that it is filled with surprises and we should always expect the unexpected. Very rarely do things go according to plan. Expecting the unexpected implies that we should not be caught off guard when things don’t work out the way we…
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Failing to plan is planning to fail
English Proverb: Failing to plan is planning to fail You may think this one is pretty self-explanatory, but often it’s the common sense things that require the most explanation. Failing to plan is planning to fail may be a quote, but if it is, I cannot discover who said it. What I can tell you…
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Rainy day fund
Word of the Day: Rainy day fund Any financial expert will tell you that it is a good idea to have a rainy day fund to deal with unforeseen circumstances. A rainy day fund is a reserved amount of savings a person can access when things are not going well, or unforeseen circumstances arise. For…
