Today was the start of the American Football season. It is my favorite sport, so I wanted to tackle the phrase ‘Hail Mary.’ In American football, a Hail Mary is a play where the quarterback throws the ball as far as he can (hopefully in the endzone [scoring zone]) and the other players try to … Read More
How do you feel after accomplishing something? Do you feel really good and happy? Or does that happiness disappear quickly and turn into depression. This has been noticed in athletes, especially Olympic athletes after they finish a goal. Michael Phelps is a famous example. He has been outspoken about his mental health following his retirement … Read More
Anytime a language comes in contact with another language, the two languages borrow from each other. Each will take new terms and phrases from the other language. If a language has not been exposed to something (like technology or food item), it will often base its new word on the foreign language. Sometimes phrases are … Read More
Digging into something means to do research or to investigate it. I like to think of it like fossil hunting. If you dig deep enough in the right place you can find fossils, treasures, or gold. When it is buried, it is unknown. Digging is the only way to find it. Example: I’m not sure … Read More
The phrase, cool as a cucumber came up at work today and it is a phrase that I have wanted to investigate. There is a belief that cucumbers are actually cooler than the air around them. It is something that I’ve heard before, so I shared that with my coworkers. One of them didn’t believe … Read More
I came across this while looking up information for yesterday’s post, shit hits the fan. I feel like this represents a lot of what I do here.
I knew that yesterday was going to be busy. The first day of a new semester is busy, but this year was especially busy. In the morning we had a introductory ceremony for the new director and supervisor. Then we had an opening ceremony for the new teacher trainees before students came at 9:50. Considering … Read More
My landlord really has me over a barrel. It is time to sign another lease, a contract, for the next year. Rent has been going up around my city, so it wasn’t a huge shock that my landlord asked for more money. But the amount she asked for was a bit shocking. Over a Barrel … Read More
Falling apart at the seams has two meanings. First, it can mean that something is failing or being destroyed. It will be completely ruined soon. Another definition is becoming very emotional. A person who is falling apart at the seams is probably crying uncontrollably. “Falling apart at the seams” is synonymous with “coming part at … Read More
As a percentage of their population, the Republic of Ireland has more English speakers than any of the countries we have covered this past week. Of the countries with over 1 million people, it has the largest percentage of English speakers. So, I want to cover an Irish phrase. After looking around, I decided to … Read More
