Curiosity Killed the Cat This is said to warn someone not to ask too many questions about something; inquisitiveness can lead one into dangerous situations. Check out Phrases.org.uk for a potted history – another idiom! 😉 – of this phrase. … Continue reading →
Another favourite of Clishmaclaver’s would have to be Hyphenated vs. Non-hyphenated! Oh, the irony. Art found at The National Library of Scotland‘s Facebook page. 😉
Be in or move into a sloping position, eg: ‘He leaned back in his chair’; incline from the perpendicular and rest for support against (something), eg: ‘a man was leaning against the wall’
noun.
A deviation from the perpendicular; an inclination. Eg: ‘the vehicle has a definite lean to the left’
Phrasal Verbs
lean on
Rely on or derive support from. ‘they have learned to lean on each other for support’; put pressure on (someone) to act in a certain way. ‘a determination not to allow the majority to lean on the minority’Â
Adjective.
(of a person or animal) thin, especially healthily so; having no superfluous fat.
‘his lean, muscular body’; ‘lean bacon’
i) (of an industry or company) efficient and with no wastage:
‘staff were pruned, ostensibly to produce a leaner and fitter organization’
ii) (of meat) containing little fat.
Offering little reward, substance, or nourishment; meagre. ‘the lean winter months’; ‘keep a small reserve to tide you over the lean years’
 And let us not forget the latest motto of business lexicon,”lean in“; that’s to say, lexical shorthand for the act or process of a woman’s asserting herself in the workplace. 😀
Ever been shhh’d by me in the library and asked yourself, ‘Is the noise I’m making intrusive or obtrusive?’ No? 😉 Well, I bet you want to know now! To be intrusive is to involve oneself into the affairs of … Continue reading →
