Put on ice To delay, postpone something (plan, project, etc.). “I decided to leave the company…
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Once in a Blue Moon
Once in a blue moon Not very often, rarely. “I and Dusan visit our local soccer…
Palm Sunday
Listen here Palm Sunday falls on the Sunday before Easter. It commemorates Christ’s triumphal entry into…
Was the First Programmer a Man? Not Really
Listen here Ada Lovelace, who was an English gifted mathematician, was born on 10th December in…
Don’t Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth
Don’t /Never/ look a gift horse in the mouth Don’t be ungrateful for a gift you have…
Sell Ice to Eskimos
Sell ice to Eskimos This idiom describes a person with such persuasion skills that they are…
Take Someone to the Cleaners
Take someone to the cleaners To swindle someone and take a lot of their money. To…
When Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going
When going gets tough When things become very difficult. “They are real friends, so when the…