Writing on the wall: innocuous or ominous? Depends how you read it.
Writing on the wall is an idiom that describes a situation fortelling the bad news to come. In other words the bad news is already known when you see the writing on the wall.
Ready for battle
Helen of Troy: More than just a pretty face
Today, the expression is still widely used, often humorously or hyperbolically, to describe someone exceptionally attractive or charismatic.
Diversity, dinner and group of people toast celebration together at party. Friends, happy and celebrate with food, wine and friendship for love, support and cheers champagne at business function
Tell the truth with veracity: word clarity
Easy to get confused with words that almost sound the same. Veracity and Verocity are such an example. Language practitioners are trained to spot the difference
Nooses tied around their necks during a protest demanding farm loan waivers in New Delhi, India. Getty images
Local municipality tightens the noose around my neck: idiom origin
A noose around the neck is an expression that means you are out of options. As the noose, a tightening rope knot moves closer to the throat, the subject is close to death, the deathknot, if you like.
I was just six years old: The die was cast: idiom origin and usage
Today, we use the idiom for any moment of irreversible action. You resign from a stable job to start your own business. You press “send” on an email that might change everything. You sign the contract, make the announcement, book the one-way ticket, say "I do". The die is cast.
How a random search led me to International Mole Day
A discussion on International Mole Day and how words are used to explain everything.
