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Read more about the article How sticking to your knitting will get you stuck: idiom usage
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How sticking to your knitting will get you stuck: idiom usage

  • Post author:Iza Grek
  • Post published:May 22, 2020

There was not enough wool to buy for all the crochet hours I would need to fill during the slumpy ‘non-work’ hours of lockdown. For one thing, I only bought…

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Read more about the article How years and ears distort the English language: origin of idioms
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How years and ears distort the English language: origin of idioms

  • Post author:Iza Grek
  • Post published:May 19, 2020

Shakespeare was the theme of our Toastmasters meeting last week. We learnt about how much The Bard contributed to the English language – from general words and phrases to idiomatic…

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Read more about the article I fell on my sword: idiom usage
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I fell on my sword: idiom usage

  • Post author:Iza Grek
  • Post published:April 24, 2020

Earlier today, I interviewed for a job teaching English in Spain. Wow. Sounds ama…zing right? But I messed up royally. I fell on my sword. Everything that could go wrong…

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Read more about the article Oh, for the life of Rilely: origin of idioms

Oh, for the life of Rilely: origin of idioms

  • Post author:Iza Grek
  • Post published:March 5, 2020

I guess it’s no co-incidence that my blog today is about living the life of Riley. As I have been feeling restless and vigorously browsing travel sites (Coronavirus notwithstanding –…

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Read more about the article From six yards to nine: how idioms originate

From six yards to nine: how idioms originate

  • Post author:Iza Grek
  • Post published:January 28, 2020

In mid-January I asked my bookkeeper for an updated statement of my account. I wanted to look at my Dec/Jan financial affairs to prepare myself for 2020. What he sent…

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Read more about the article Best thing since sliced bread: how idioms are formed

Best thing since sliced bread: how idioms are formed

  • Post author:Iza Grek
  • Post published:January 9, 2020

Last week, I decided I was tired of egg and toast for breakfast, so I ate muesli for five days. This week I ran out of bread and it would…

Read MoreBest thing since sliced bread: how idioms are formed
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Waiting for the cows to come home: Origin of idioms

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

It seems that I have to wait for the cows to come home to get paid by some of my clients. In one instance, I have been waiting for more…

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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 Why are squibs damp? How idioms are formed
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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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