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Read more about the article How to keep your powder dry in the 21st century. Idioms from the military

How to keep your powder dry in the 21st century. Idioms from the military

  • Post author:Iza Grek
  • Post published:June 27, 2017

Keeping one’s options open, is an overused phrase in today’s demanding lifestyle. But its non-committal tone, sounds like its primary use would be by people suffering from FOMO - Fear…

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Read more about the article No damn synchronicity: Synonyms and antonyms
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No damn synchronicity: Synonyms and antonyms

  • Post author:Iza Grek
  • Post published:June 14, 2017

Ever had such a day where things start out great and then you’re confronted with the unexpected and things just unravel? Such was my day. I arrived for a press…

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Read more about the article Through the eye of the needle: biblical  idioms

Through the eye of the needle: biblical idioms

  • Post author:Iza Grek
  • Post published:May 16, 2017

The English language is so rich and diverse that one lifetime is just not enough to master all of it. But I have discovered that as much as English owes…

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Sucking the hind tit : related idioms

  • Post author:Iza Grek
  • Post published:May 10, 2017

Last Sunday, our six-year-old female Staffordshire Bull Terrier gave birth to six beautiful and healthy puppies. One was distinctly smaller than his four black brothers and sister and I feared…

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Read more about the article English idioms: how they get distorted

English idioms: how they get distorted

  • Post author:Iza Grek
  • Post published:November 16, 2016

The other day, a friend asked, “How do you spell towing the line as in the sense of complying? Is it toing or towing? This is just one of many…

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