Idiom: Put your thumb on the scale

Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp today. This episode was published on Monday, April 4, 2022. Put your thumb on the scale: When you place your thumb on the scale, you try to influence the outcome of something, such as contract bidding or an election. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanenglish.jp/PutYourThumbOnTheScale Try a Weekly Thursday Quiz from ArtisanEnglish.jp. You listen to the podcast episodes. Now check to see if you learned from what you heard. Visit ArtisanEnglish.jp and go to the Weekly Quizzes page. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/Quiz Below are two terms from today’s episode that may have been new to you. Digress: You digress when you suddenly find yourself talking about a topic that is not related to your main conversation. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/Digress Work for peanuts: To work for peanuts means to work for a very small amount of money. When beginning work, peanuts are OK, but as we get older, we need more. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/WorkForPeanuts