Northern lapwing (vanellus vanellus) with an earthworm in its beak.
As the saying goes....
Kievit / Northern lapwing (Vanellus #vanellus) catching a worm in the early morning sunrise in the #Arkemheen polder.
🪶 #birds #birdphotography #vogels #vogelspotten #DutchNature #kievit #lapwing #worm #idiom #vanellusvanellus #Nijkerk #proverb #early #worm
I get very annoyed by people saying "all of the sudden." The expression is "all of A sudden." A, not "the." "All of the sudden" makes no sense, and it sounds super weird. That "the" sits in the sentence like a squid on a skate rink floor.
#grammar #petpeeve #english #sayings #saying #idioms #idiom
Sometimes the English language irritates the bejeesus out of me. But other times I have so much fun with its rich collection of colourful idioms (like '... the bejeesus out of ...')!
I just told someone I have to too many irons in the fire (busy with too many things). I'm constantly telling […]
What the actual hell?
#anotherthingcoming #idiom #idioms #howthehelldidinotknowthat #memoir #memoirs #humor
#books
Phrase of the day: Cut and dried.
What do you buy when you visit CO? Is it cut and dried?
#idioms #idiom #humor #memoirs #memoir #howthehelldidinotknowthat #books
Hemming and hawing. Now you know.
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A wooden board, metallic chrome spray paint, metallic gold gloss spray paint, and manual application techniques were utilised to create the markings.
I removed the numerical and alphabetical letters to unveil the idiom.
I applied fluorescent orange and yellow spray paint to the board.
I utilised a black light to illuminate my board in the dark. My artwork celebrates diversity, featuring ten individuals with unique skin tones spanning from fair to deep brown. Inspired by my trip to Japan, I briefly encountered the Japanese proverb "Ten people, Ten colours" (十人十色). At the time, I didn’t explore its deeper meaning, but later, I found it aligned with my artwork of the same title. The proverb reminds us that everyone is different, and "its significance is heightened in a country frequently considered homogeneous." This description was one part of my college final evaluation for my college project, the full description would go over the word limit.
Finished Idiom:
10 People
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10 Colour
#art #finished #fluorescent #idiom #college
; ...𝘸𝘩𝘺 does it rain cats and dogs?
why not squirrels? foxes? frogs?
never drizzles snails and wasps;
why no downpour of hedgehogs?
#7syllablesentence #rain #idiom #art #artsky #blueakyart #illustration #hedgehog #collage #collageart #analogcollage #blueskyart #paperart #analogart #mixedmedia
Discover the surprising origins of 25 common phrases with this video and auxiliary information. It's free and complete at auxvid.com/25-origins-o... ( #English, #phrases, #EnglishLanguage, #catchphrase, #idiom, #cliche, #expression, #maxim, #etymology, #wordOrigins, #language)
Do you know where this term comes from? Hazard a guess in the comments.
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The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. This is "An Idiom In Sheep's Clothing." (7"x11" 70.00...Just DM if interested) #Idiom #wolf #illustration #art
I didn’t know diddly-squat about where this phrase came from. You?
#diddlysquat #idioms #idiom #howthehelldidinotknowthat #memoir #memoirs #humor #books
"F*** the dog" is the kind of #idiom you really don't want people to interpret literally.
"F the dog" and its more PG cousin "screw the pooch" have their origins in WWI #slang but stuck around because they had The Right Stuff.
#linguistics #English #history #phrases
The #idiom “to kill two #birds with one stone”
The #idiom “to kill two #birds with one stone” exists in other languages with a rich variety of different #animals: #rabbits and #hares, #flies, #pigeons, and #sparrows. Does an alternative exist in your language? Tell us in the comments.
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Part 4 of my #colour #idiom series is #black and #white even if some of the origins are a bit #grey
#linguistics #language #etymology #phrases #English #color #gray
#Bogspiracy is an old Internet joke now largely scrubbed with the social media #purge of the last 10 years.
It lampooned the #Bogdanov twins Igor & Grichka notorious for Big Bang #cultism.
I appropriated the #idiom to mean #fakery in standard #physics though it originally spoofed the #Rothschilds.
Sneak peak/Sneak peek - The correct phrase is sneak peek. Peak is the top of a mountain. Peek is a quick look. "We got a sneak peek at the new movie before it was released." #grammar #grammarbooks #grammardiva #idiom #words
Self-deprecating/Self-depreciating - Self-deprecating is correct. It means overly humble. To depreciate is to decrease in value. "The comedian was self-deprecating in his act." #grammar #grammarbooks #grammardiva #idiom
In Portuguese we say fazer boca de siri. It means knowing when to stay silent, because not everything needs to be said.
#portuguse #language #languagelearning #studywithme #learnwithme #idiom #expression #brazilianportuguese #languageteacher #porrugueselesson
The dog days of summer
That slow, heavy part of summer when heat drains your energy, time stretches, & doing nothing feels necessary.
Less productivity.
More stillness.
More permission to slow down.
How do you call these days in your language?
#english #idiom #languages #studywithme #learnwithme
Do dligence/Due diligence -- The correct idiom is due diligence, where due is an adjective. It means to use appropriate care not to harm anyone or anything. "Please use due diligence when you handle this private information." #grammar #grammardiva #idiom #malapropism
Don’t be too proud to have what your heart’s been askin’ for.
#idiom #americansouth
Listen in as Abby and Alan talk through some of the horrific origins behind the everyday sayings that we know and love. History is wild. Lunatics Radio Hour, anywhere you listen to podcasts. #dark history #phrase origins #idiom origins buff.ly/PrF4AOS
Deep seated/Deep seeded - The correct saying is deep seated. Nothing about plants here. It means firmly established. "His religious beliefs are deep seated." #idiom #grammar #grammardiva #words #sayings #language
