Reader Opinions
Anonymous – (as mad as a hatter) May 28, 2020
It wasn’t hat wearers who went crazy from mercury it was the people who made them – Hatters – who were exposed to it in large quantities
Charlie – (easy does it) May 27, 2020
To “put the brakes” on can mean, to slow down or take it easy.
Charlie – (pie in the sky) May 27, 2020
The terms, “pie in the sky,” means something might not happen. It can also mean to describe a plan or an idea.
João Bruno de Almeida – (butterflies in stomach) May 27, 2020
Muito obrigado. Estava a tempo procurando a origem desta expressão, até encontrei alguns artigos que falavam a respeito, mas não eram convincentes. Novamente, obrigado de coração.
Anoymous – (drastic times call for drastic measures) May 26, 2020
Many rules were implemented due to COVID-19. Drastic time calls for drastic measures!
Miss Petra Nicole Cjurkovic and company – (you know better than that) May 26, 2020
We know better than that sure we do they payed someone off to do a bad thing and tricked someone into making a mistake so we can stop it now and they won’t hurt us anymore and no one ever is to blame
Robert Pruitt – (not playing with a full deck) May 25, 2020
George Carlin was using that phrase back in the 1960’s with the exact same meaning.
Raluchi – (all that glitters is not gold) May 24, 2020
“All that glitters is not gold” is an aphorism stating that not everything that looks precious or true turns out to be so. This can be applied to just about any experience in life.
cnjssanmd – (rule of thumb) May 23, 2020
Rule of the thumb means the most common way of doing things.
Trang Tran – (dance to tune) May 23, 2020
“Powerful businessman seem to have the district officials dancing to their tune.” Could you please tell me why not “officials’ dancing to their tune” I don’t really make sense of the structure “HAVE SOMEBODY V+ING” here. Thank you.
