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Read more about the article Black Friday and bargain idioms
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Black Friday and bargain idioms

  • Post author:Iza Grek
  • Post published:November 29, 2019

When Game of Thrones captured the imagination of millions of fans to an obsessive degree, I used to say, “You get two kinds of people – those who watch Game…

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Young writer makes publishing debut

You’re never too young to write a book

  • Post author:Iza Grek
  • Post published:November 14, 2019

There’s a book in everyone, so the saying goes. And in some there are more than one – think of all the Jodi Picoult and Nora Roberts, John Grisham and…

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Wise up to words on your web in 2020

  • Post author:Iza Grek
  • Post published:October 31, 2019

It’s often said that owning a website is like having your own piece of online real estate. Who wouldn’t want that? A no-brainer. But statistics show that many small business…

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Read more about the article Take the log out of your eye and other idioms

Take the log out of your eye and other idioms

  • Post author:Iza Grek
  • Post published:October 23, 2019

Last night while watching Come Dine With Me, I latched on to satirist David Lamb’s shortening of an idiom. He simply used the two words of comparison and said, pot/…

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Three sheets to the wind: How idioms originate

  • Post author:Iza Grek
  • Post published:October 8, 2019

Last week I had mentioned to my sister that I saw my aunt at a function and she was three sheets to the wind. This meant I could not give…

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Read more about the article Let them eat cake: How idioms originate
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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 How to tackle intelligence: word meanings
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How to tackle intelligence: word meanings

  • Post author:Iza Grek
  • Post published:August 28, 2019

At university our syndicate was referred to as 'The Brains Trust' and in other groups I was touted as 'Brainiac'. Thus, I thought I had intelligence – quite a bit of…

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Read more about the article Keep the ball rolling with these idioms
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Keep the ball rolling with these idioms

  • Post author:Iza Grek
  • Post published:August 22, 2019

This week I received a rather disturbing SMS from my bank. In fact, this was the second time the bank was sending this alarming message. The first time, I checked…

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Why are squibs damp? How idioms are formed

  • Post author:Iza Grek
  • Post published:August 8, 2019

Last week, I set out to take part in a cyclethon which had all the promise of a thunderous event complete with disco lights, the hippest of DJs and an…

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Read more about the article Idioms in the workplace

Idioms in the workplace

  • Post author:Iza Grek
  • Post published:July 31, 2019

With the latest unemployment figures in South Africa at 29%, here’s a quick run down of some of the work-related idioms and how to use them. Learn the Ropes Meaning:…

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Iza Grek

Iza is an award-winning journalist. She has worked in advertising and communications for more than 20 years. A word or 2 has been in operation since October 2014 and continues to thrive, offering customers writing and editing services across the board from blogs to speeches and e-books.

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