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Hey everybody! Our idiom of the day is ”Drop someone like a hot potato,” which means “to end a romantic relationship with someone abruptly.”⠀ Origin: certainly, when someone gives you a hot potato, you’ll drop it immediately because it contains a lot of water in it. Else, you’d burn your hand. This term, dating from the mid-1800s, alludes to the only slightly older expression drop like a hot potato, meaning “to abandon something or someone quickly” (lest one be burned).
Hello guys! Our idiom of the day is “Cat got your tongue?”, which means “Have you nothing to say?“ ⠀ This phrase has an interesting origin. In the 18th century, the English Navy had the practice of whipping erring sailors with a whip which had multiple endings. This whip was nicknamed “the cat” because it commonly had nine endings. So after receiving a beating, while the poor sailor lay in a corner sulking or not speaking, other sailors will walk up to him and tease “Did the ca
Our idiom of the day is “Every rose has its thorn“, which means that nobody is perfect and every person is riddled with flaws. Even a flower as beautiful as the rose has certain flaws but that does not take away its beauty
“Let your hair down” means “to relax and do what you want”. Example: It’s been such a hard week at work. Should we all go out tonight and let our hair down a bit? Origin: This phrase originated in the 17th century, when women were expected to wear their hair up in public, either in a bun, pinned on their head or in elaborate styles. The only time they could let their hair down was for washing or brushing, or when they were alone at home and could relax.
Meaning: to cause someone to stop doing something
There are many ways to show an idea using different words. This is to help English learners to master the language easily.
Meaning: a period of time during which an animal or person that might have a disease is kept away from other people or animals so that the disease cannot spread