Okay, so not exactly a pun – more of a mixed, erm, idiom, but you get the idea with that. 😉 Art credit: found at: Best Book Quotes
September 11, 2017
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Tag Archives: Idioms
April 20, 2017
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Idiom of the Week!
Can you figure it out? Answers on a postcard! 😀
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April 12, 2017
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21 Phrases You Use Without Realising You’re Quoting Shakespeare
This, from Mental_Floss is quite fun. Just watch out for the American spellings! 😉 “William Shakespeare devised new words and countless plot tropes that still appear in everyday life. Famous quotes from his plays are easily recognisable; phrases like “To … Continue reading
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March 29, 2017
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Idiom of the Week!
Can’t cut the mustard? If ‘Cut the Mustard’ means to succeed; to come up to expectations, then ‘Can’t Cut the Mustard’ means someone who isn’t adequate enough to compete or participate. Art credit:Â farm4.staticflickr.com
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March 10, 2017
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Idiom of the week!
Tail wagging the dog If you describe a situation as the tail wagging the dog, you mean that the least important part of a situation has too much influence over the most important part. Eg: ‘Steve thinks we should buy … Continue reading
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February 28, 2017
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New: Idiom of the Week!
Be like herding cats To be very unwieldy or unmanageable; to be nearly impossible to organise. Usually said of a group of people. In case you didn’t know, an idiom is a phrase that has a figurative meaning. These phrases, … Continue reading
