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Rats!!!タイトルをクリックしてください
As promised, Happy New Year, Part 2. Rats. I found many more idioms about rats than mice. Here are a few.
- Rat on someone. Tell someone about bad things you know.
Year of the Mouse . . . or Rat?タイトルをクリックしてください
I hope you are enjoying this holiday with your family and friends. I am.
2020 is the year of the mouse/rat. I've noticed it's described differently in different places. Which is correct?
This is a mouse:
This is a rat:
In any case, we have many phrases about both in English. Here are five about mice. Next week, rats
2. When the cats away the mice will play.
Hey the boss is home for the holidays! Let's have a party! You know what they say, "when the cats away the mice will play".
3. As quiet as a mouse.
The baby is finally sleeping, if we want to sleep, we'll have to be as quiet as a mouse.
4, Play cat and mouse with.
He has been talking to her about marriage for years. I think he's just playing cat and mouse with her.
5. As poor as a church mouse.
All my New Year's expenses and shopping, have left me as poor as a mouse.
- Are you a man or a mouse?
2. When the cats away the mice will play.
Hey the boss is home for the holidays! Let's have a party! You know what they say, "when the cats away the mice will play".
3. As quiet as a mouse.
The baby is finally sleeping, if we want to sleep, we'll have to be as quiet as a mouse.
4, Play cat and mouse with.
He has been talking to her about marriage for years. I think he's just playing cat and mouse with her.
5. As poor as a church mouse.
All my New Year's expenses and shopping, have left me as poor as a mouse.
I'm back at last.タイトルをクリックしてください
So sorry for the long absence, my old computer started dying in October, and was completely dead in November. It has taken this long to buy and learn to use my new computer. I'm beginning to look like this:
But at least I'm back. Thanks for waiting.
So, since last time,
Happy Halloween:
And finally, Happy New Year!
Hope next year is wonderful for all of you, and for Japan . . . OLYMPICS!!
Next year I will keep up my phrase page much better. I promise!
Rugby: Japan VS Samoaタイトルをクリックしてください
Congratulation to Japan on their unexpected victory over Ireland last Saturday!
The next game is Japan VS Samoa. As some of you know, I was born in Samoa . . . long ago. Although I don't have any memories from that time. I always have a soft spot in my heart for the land of my birth.
So with this in mind, I will be cheering for Samoa this Saturday. Good luck to both teams. May the best team win!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC8MiS-0zbY
A few beautiful photos of Samoan landscape.
Back to workタイトルをクリックしてください
As promised two weeks ago, today's topic is "back to work". Is fall a busy time for you? It is for me! All the schools seem to pack these four months full of classes, plus every weekend I have weddings. Here are some common phrases we use when talking about going back to work, especially after a vacation.
- back to the grindstone
- back to the salt mines
- back in the rat race
- back on the hamster wheel
- back in the rut
- I'm an eager beaver
- I'm rarin' to go
- I'm champing at the bit
- You look bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
- He eats, sleeps and breathes snowboarding
9 to 5 Dolly Parton
Tumble outta bed and I stumble to the kitchen Pour myself a cup of ambition Yawn and stretch and try to come to life Jump in the shower and the blood starts pumpin' Out on the street the traffic starts jumpin' With folks like me on the job from 9 to 5
Workin' 9 to 5, what a way to make a livin' Barely gettin' by, it's all takin' and no givin' They just use your mind and they never give you credit It's enough to drive you crazy if you let it
9 to 5, for service and devotion You would think that I would deserve a fat promotion Want to move ahead but the boss won't seem to let me I swear sometimes that man is out to get me!
They let you dream just to watch 'em shatter You're just a step on the boss-man's ladder But you got dreams he'll never take away You're in the same boat with a lotta your friends Waitin' for the day your ship'll come in An' the tide's gonna turn and it's all gonna roll your way
Workin' 9 to 5, what a way to make a livin' Barely gettin' by, it's all takin' and no givin' They just use your mind and you never get the credit It's enough to drive you crazy if you let it 9 to 5, yeah they got you where they want you There's a better life, and you dream about it, don't you? It's a rich man's game no matter what they call it And you spend your life puttin' money in his wallet
9 to 5, whoa what a way to make a livin' Barely gettin' by, it's all takin' and no givin' They just use your mind and they never give you credit It's enough to drive you crazy if you let it
9 to 5, yeah they got you where they want you There's a better life, and you dream about it, don't you? It's a rich man's game no matter what they call it And you spend your life puttin' money in his wallet
9 to 5, working 9 to 5
V.A.C.A.T.I.O.N.タイトルをクリックしてください
I'm back , after a month-long vacation from this site. Did you have a nice summer vacation? It was so hot, but I enjoyed my new air conditioner. I had a nine-day Obon vacation, but didn't really do anything special. I went cycling many times, went to Oga a few times, but mainly just relaxed at home . . . the BEST kind of vacation. Today I want to teach you a few vacation idioms.
- Travel on a shoestring. It means traveling cheap. As a college student, I traveled to India on a shoestring.
- Booked solid. Full. I wanted to go to Aomori for Nebuta, but all the hotels were booked solid.
- Get away from it all. After working so hard in July, I just wanted to get away from it all, so I climbed Mt.Taihei.
- B&B (Bed and Breakfast), like a 民宿. I found a really nice B&B in Okinawa.
- Hit the town. Go downtown, drinking, shopping etc. We spent the week in Honolulu, after a great day at the beach, we were ready to hit the town.
- Catch some rays / Soak up some sun
- Thumbing it / hitchhiking
- Put someone up
- Road trip
- Hit the road
At Funoshi Waterfall
Time for a barbecue!
At the Taihei Mountain trailhead / Kokumin no mori. (60 km cycling)
At Oga . . . so beautiful!
And finally, my new toy! I bought this new lawnmower online. I am going to try it out for the first time today! I am so excited. BACK TO WORK.
Coping with the heatタイトルをクリックしてください
Even though it rained yesterday, and is cloudy today, the heat of summer has finally hit Akita. I went swimming to Oga last Saturday, all day. The hour long climb back to the car just drained me of all my energy. Hear is a list of things to be careful of during the hot Summer.
- Sun burn: 日焼け
- Heat rash: 発疹
- Heat cramps: 熱痙攣
- Heat exhaustion: 熱中症
- Sun stroke: 日射病