That kind of adaptability is what Kovac admires about PVC. He says, “I know it’s not easy for the average person to make a musical instrument, but I hope to enable anyone who has ever dreamed of making a violin, harp, or guitar to fulfill his or her dreams.”【1】What does the...
Funny Idioms & Phrases Funny bone A point on the elbow that, when struck, causes a tingly feeling; also refers to a sense of humor. You hit your funny bone, didn't you? 8 Funny business Suspicious or dishonest behavior. There's no funny business allowed in this deal. 6 Funny as a ...
“I always arrive late at the office, but I make up for it by leaving early.”—Charles Lamb “The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one.”—Oscar Wilde “There is no sunrise sobeautifulthat it is worth waking me up to see it.”—Mindy Kaling “Never p...
The cliché sayings that sound beautiful screeched in a high pitch tone, out of longhaired rocker’s mouths don’t always make sense. Yet, we sing and say things like these all the time. We use weird sayings to make sense of situations when we don’t understand or can’t explain what...
TheEnglish languageis a joy to behold, but a beast to learn. In addition to its numerous irregularities, there’s a plethora of phrases and idioms that seem to make no sense to non-native speakers. Here are the origin stories of common phrases you might not have known; explaining thes...
Some people are so heavenly minded that they are no earthly good. - Oliver Wendell Holmes Money won't make you happy... but everybody wants to find out for themselves. - Zig Ziglar Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, ...
Well, here are the main British slang phrases that I’m sure sounded like gibberish at the time but will now become crystal clear: I’m not being funny but…- not to be rude, a precursor to an insult to soften the blow usually ...
141. “Enjoy yourself and have a sense of humor. After all, food is only one part of a meal.”― Alison Cayne 142. “Make your food tasty and crunchy and crave-worthy and delicious.”― Bobby Flay 143. “America. At home, it’s a pace that’s steady but focused, and where the...
Will and Guy’s Top Twenty Funny Irish Phrases You’ve got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was. The longest road out is the shortest road home. The Irish are very fair people; they never speak well for one another. A quarrel is like buttermilk: once it’...
Admit it. There’re some funny phrases in Japanese that leave you scratching your head. Many of them deal with animals and body parts and don’t make much sense to native English speakers. In this post, you’ll look at 9 funny Japanese phrases and learn how they’re used. Let’s go...