“Pull yourself up by your bootstraps.” It’s a common phrase in American political discourse, particularly present in conservative rhetoric about self-reliance. The concept is simple: To pull yourself ...
The fact is that a 'magic' phrase can be the deciding factor in the success or failure of asking for something. Various ...
From the window to the wall, you could build a bookcase to house all the misinterpreted words and phrases of the English language. One of them is “balls to the wall,” which sounds like a line from a ...
If you’ve ever stayed up late to finish a paper or meet a deadline, you’ve probably said you were “burning the midnight oil.” ...
Ever find yourself talking to someone who seems perfectly polite, but you leave the conversation feeling uneasy or dismissed?