Idiom of the Week: Rome wasn’t built in a day

執筆者 | 2012年09月26日 | Idioms

Philips: Johnson, did you get that database finished yet? Johnson: No, that’s going to take at least a week. Philips: I was hoping it would be ready tomorrow. Johnson: Hey, Rome wasn’t built in a day. A big project takes time to finish. We compare any such project to...

Idiom of the Week: Below the Belt

執筆者 | 2012年09月19日 | Idioms

Lisa: Mommy, buy me this toy. Mother: No, honey, we can’t afford it this month. Why don’t you ask Santa for it? Lisa: I’ll tell Daddy who killed his tulips. Mother: That’s really hitting below the belt. In some kinds of fighting, there are rules about where you can...

Idiom of the Week: Hold Your Horses

執筆者 | 2012年09月05日 | Idioms

Son: Hurry up, Mom, let’s go! Mother: Hold your horses, I have to change clothes before we go see Grandma. “Hold your horses” means “wait a minute” or “slow down”. Before everyone had cars, people used horses to go places or carry things. Maybe we still say “hold your...

Idiom of the Week: In the Ballpark

執筆者 | 2012年08月29日 | Idioms

Husband: Lily, you play entirely too many video games. How much have you spent on games this year? Wife: Oh, something in the ballpark of $500. That’s not so much! The ballpark is a place to play baseball. You need a lot of space to play baseball, so it’s a wide open...

Idiom of the Week: In the Red

執筆者 | 2012年08月22日 | Idioms

Bob: I heard you started your own company. How is it going? Fred: Terrible, actually. We are deep in the red. In a budget, the positive numbers (showing profit) are black. The negative numbers (meaning you are losing money) are red. So when someone is in debt or...