Tag: perilous
-
Moreish
Word of the Day: Moreish “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.” When Elizabeth Barrett Browning wrote these words, she wasn’t thinking about food. Or was she? Of all the moreish foods we have to choose from, to which one would you dedicate a poem? Would it be a sweet or savoury…
-
Asking for trouble
English Phrase: Asking for trouble Sometimes the things we do are nothing but asking for trouble. Whether it’s intentional or not, we humans are often our own worst enemies. I can’t explain to you why we do these things which will cause problems for us, but we do. Unfortunately, it has nothing to do with…
-
Close call
WotD: Close call Have you ever been in a dangerous situation or had a close call and didn’t realize it until later that night when you were relaxing at home? Before I tell you about it, let me explain the meaning of today’s word. A close call or a close shave is when something dangerous…
-
Perilous
Word of the Day: Perilous Dangerous is a word that we use to describe many activities. When something is extremely dangerous – so risky that you could lose your life or be severely injured – you could say that it is perilous. Crossing a street in Osaka or driving on Manilla streets can be hazardous.…
-
Dice with death
English Idiom: Dice with death The picture above should tell the whole story here. Dice with death means to do something perilous. The man above is dicing with death by using his smartphone while driving a vehicle. Not only that, but it seems to be around dawn or dusk, so the sun is low in…
-
Dust bunny
WotD: Dust bunny OK, so just for the people who read this blog, I went on a perilous adventure. I went hunting dust bunnies this afternoon! Dust bunnies are very elusive because my wife and I maintain a spic and span house. After much searching and hours of waiting quietly and patiently, I managed to…
