Mizuno, the Sporting Goods Company, Also Manufactured Aircraft

LISTEN HERE   Japanese brothers Rihachi and younger Rizo started a shop selling sundries including sports…

Pet Peeve

Pet peeve  Something that annoys you, personal bugbear.  “Bus service in this country is my pet…

The First Female President

Listen here   Raffaella Petriny, a Catholic nun, is the first female president of the smallest…

Not Playing with a Full Deck

Not playing with a full deck  This phrase is used to describe someone as stupid, dimwitted,…

Aphorism – The Easiest Thing…

Listen here There is not an easier thing than to die. So far everyone has managed…

Manners Make the Man

Manners make the man  Your character is defined by how you behave rather than how rich…

Have + Personal Object + Bare Infinitive

Have + personal object + bare infinitive This construction is used to show that one person…

Detroit – Motor City

Listen here Detroit had the first paved road, the first stretch of concrete spanning a mile,…

Know The Ropes

Know the ropes  To know how to do a particular job or task.   “It will take…

Hit The Hay/Sack

Hit the hay/sack Go to bed (informally).  ORIGINThere are two theories this idiom may originated from.…