Tag: overwhelmed
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Snap
Word of the Day: Snap Have you ever witnessed someone snap? It’s a term used to describe when someone suddenly loses control of their emotions and actions, often resulting in outbursts that can harm themselves or others. Unfortunately, this can happen in many different situations, including the workplace, relationships, and times of extreme stress, like…
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Take a step back
Phrase: Take a step back As an English language student, you may have experienced a situation where you need to take a step back. It may have occurred in your studies or conversations with native speakers. Taking a step back means taking a moment to pause and reassess a situation before proceeding. In daily life,…
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Run off your feet
Phrase: Run off your feet As an English language learner, you may come across the phrase run off your feet while conversing with native speakers. This common idiom, run off your feet, describes a situation where someone is extremely busy or overwhelmed with work. The phrase can be used in various contexts, such as in…
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Over the edge
Phrase: Over the edge Have you ever been pushed over the edge? I’m sure you’ve been pushed to the edge a few times, but that’s not what I asked. The term over the edge is used to describe someone who has lost control or reached their breaking point due to stress. Now this can result…
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If I only knew then what I know now
Expression: If I only knew then what I know now We all have moments in our lives that we wish we could go back and change. Whether it’s a mistake or a decision we regret, it’s natural to wax nostalgic and think about how things could have worked out differently. We often find ourselves saying,…
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Pull yourself up by the bootstraps
Idiom: Pull yourself up by the bootstraps Students enjoy hearing about the lives of their English teachers. It provides more cultural and personal insight. I have always been independent. Here’s how I learned to pull myself up by the bootstraps. Before that, though, to pull yourself up by the bootstraps means to improve your circumstances…
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Snowed under
WotD: Snowed under What a great time of year to talk about being snowed under, eh? Luckily, Wakayama doesn’t get much snow because of our subtropical climate. Yes, it does snow sometimes, but it never sticks around for long. A massive dump of snow, though, is not the only meaning of what it means to…
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Knock you off your feet
Idiom: Knock you off your feet There are two ways that someone or something can knock you off your feet. The first way is physical. If you go outside in a super typhoon and try to walk across the parking lot, the strong winds will knock you off your feet. Someone or something can knock you off…
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Mansplain
Word of the Day: Mansplain Yes, it’s true. When men mansplain, they explain the obvious to a woman, often a more intelligent woman, and that woman thinks he’s an idiot. As you can see, the word mansplain is made up of two words ‘man’ and ‘explain.’ If you are a woman reading this right now, I am not mansplaining. …
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Saved by the bell
Idiom: Saved by the bell Saved by the bell is an expression used in English when a situation suddenly ends, and you don’t have to do something you didn’t want to do in the first place. We’ve all been saved by the bell at one time in our lives. Perhaps you were asked a difficult question in a…
