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Idioms from other languages
Are these your monkeys?

Not my circus, not my monkeys. Idiom usage

  • Post author:Iza Grek
  • Post published:November 17, 2020

Not my circus. Not my monkeys. I did a double take. I was having coffee with my Irish friend Paul and he was throwing this phrase around throughout our conversation.…

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Standing on shoulders of giants

On the shoulders of giants: idiom usage

  • Post author:Iza Grek
  • Post published:September 8, 2020

Although English is widely spoken, it’s seldom spoken well. And nowhere is this more true than in the use of idioms. People who speak English as a first language are…

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Letting the cat out of the bag: idiom origin

  • Post author:Iza Grek
  • Post published:August 3, 2020

Yesterday on my walk as I approached the park I saw a massive canvas bag, filled to the brim with litter. I hoped that it was a sign that the…

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Let them eat cake: How idioms originate

  • Post author:Iza Grek
  • Post published:September 18, 2019

At a United Nations gender equality conference last week, one of the speakers who was trying to break through the gender disparity in our society used the phrase “bread and…

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Read more about the article Five top reasons to hire an editor

Five top reasons to hire an editor

  • Post author:Iza Grek
  • Post published:June 1, 2017

You’ve given a massive amount of blood, sweat and tears to your work. Whether it’s your novel, biography, article or academic writing, it still needs that extra polish. It looks…

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Iza Grek

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