Paint the Town Red
When I was a student in Cardiff in the mid to late 1960s, Friday nights were for celebrating the end of the week — usually with the dental students heading…
Did You Know?: Read Between the Lines
Some phrases roll off the tongue so easily that we never stop to think where they came from.“Read between the lines” is one of them. We use it to mean…
Don’t Put All Your Eggs in One Basket
If there’s one phrase that’s been repeated through the ages — from village markets to boardrooms — it’s “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.”It’s so familiar that most…
Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day
When I was a boy growing up in Llanbradach, one of my favourite pastimes was building intricate Meccano structures on the living-room floor. I’d spend hours bolting together metal strips…
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Bite the Bullet
Some phrases in English have such a punch to them that they instantly conjure up grit, toughness, and endurance. “Bite the bullet” is one of those. It’s a phrase I’ve…
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The Elephant in the Room
We’ve all been there: sitting in a meeting, a committee discussion, even a family gathering — and there it is. A huge, obvious issue nobody wants to mention. Everyone feels…
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By the Skin of Your Teeth
I still remember sitting nervously in the exam hall at Grammar School in Caerphilly. Latin paper in front of me, clock ticking, and my mind blank. When the invigilator finally…
🌧️ Raining Cats and Dogs
When I was a boy growing up in the South Wales valleys, we didn’t need a weather app to tell us when the heavens were about to open. Dark skies…
The Rule of Thumb
We all use rough estimates in daily life. Whether it’s guessing the time without looking at a watch, judging a cricket pitch by the bounce of the ball, or sizing…
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Why We Say ‘Bite the Bullet’
There are times in life when you simply have to get on with it. The job isn’t pleasant, but it needs doing. In modern English, we call that moment biting…