Reader Opinions
Chanuthi – (slap on the wrist) April 25, 2020
A very mild punishment.
頭痛人 – (turn over a new leaf) April 24, 2020
Now that a new leaf means starting over, may we say hope for a new leaf?
ABIDAN – (a bed of roses) April 24, 2020
I never thought being a Minister of God could be a bed of roses until was ordained
Anonymous – (don’t put all your eggs in one basket) April 24, 2020
When I collect egg from chicken I place egg in one basket. Easier to carry and after loosing breakfast from dropping basket once you learn to not drop basket
kitchifati – (on a tear) April 22, 2020
On a tear idiom examples:
- Since I heard my sister’s engagement, I have been on a tear.
- My neighbor has been on a tear since her son’s death. He is drinking so
much. - Good’s prices are on a tear recently as an of the COVID19.
College Student – (catch-22) April 18, 2020
“Catch 22” is the title of a book written by Joseph Heller. In this book there are various examples of “Catch 22 Situations”
Example of a Catch 22 Scenario:
I need money to start my own business, but I need to start my own business to get money.
Oum Younes – (a blessing in disguise) April 14, 2020
The COVID19 pandemic effects was a blessing in disguise as it helped some people stay home and refocus on some significant things of interests in their lives.
Anonymous – (catch-22) April 11, 2020
You lost your eyeglasses, so you have to find them. To look for them, you need your eyeglasses.
Krishika Agarwal – (birds of a feather flock together) April 1, 2020
Birds of feather flock together :- those men are always hanging around together in the street.
I write with a calligraphy pen – (dot the i’s and cross the t’s) March 31, 2020
I think it might be to do with that when people were writing they left the dots on the i’s & the crosses on the t’s until end.
I think this not just because of the idiom but also because if u have a look at how the writing evolves the f turns into a over large S – much to the confusion of anyone reading a document from back then. I think this is another example of people deciding not to cross a letter (like a t) that then became a style.
As a writer myself dotting i & crossing t is an irregular movement that stops my flow. Doing it at the end the strokes are easy & means u check your work as well. Occasionally u miss a letter, though I’m sure this gets better with practice!
