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Overwhelm - ArtisanEnglish ESL Word of the Day
The Kids Aren't Alright - ArtisanEnglish ESL Discussion Lesson
Treat with kid gloves - ArtisanEnglish ESL Idiom
Fall down seven times, stand up eight - ArtisanEnglish ESL Proverb
Peace of Mind - ArtisanEnglish ESL Phrase
Language Learning in an AI-driven World - ArtisanEnglish ESL Lesson
Expect the unexpected - ArtisanEnglish - ESL - Phrase
Pep talk - ArtisanEnglish -ESL - Word of the Day
Tomorrow is another day - ArtisanEnglish - ESL - Phrase
Veering Left - ArtisanEnglish ESL Conversation Lesson
Get it out of your system - ArtisanEnglish ESL Phrase
Shed light on - ArtisanEnglish - ESL - Phrase
Wrangling with Wonky Waste - ArtisanEnglish - ESL - Conversation Lesson
Importance of Status - ArtisanEnglish ESL Conversation Lesson
Conquer Your Fear of Change - ArtisanEnglish - ESL - Conversation Lesson
Like a chicken with its head off - ArtisanEnglilsh - ESL - Phrase
A word to the wise - ArtisanEnglish ESL Idiom
Mastication Marvel - ArtisanEnglish ESL Conversation Lesson
Opportunity Knocks - ArtisanEnglish - ESL Phrase
boys to MEN ArtisanEnglish ESL Conversation Lesson
Magic Words - ArtisanEnglish ESL Conversation Lesson
Become AI-proof - ArtisanEnglish ESL Conversation Lesson
Surveillance Pricing - ArtisanEnglish ESL Conversation Lesson
All About Chocolate - ArtisanEnglish ESL Conversation Lesson
Go-to - ArtisanEnglish ESL Word of the Day
The Rupture - ArtisanEnglish ESL Conversation Lesson
Blow out of proportion - ArtisanEnglish ESL Idiom
Pave the way - ArtisanEnglish ESL Idiom
Buy Time - ArtisanEnglish ESL Idiom
Stealth Wealth - ArtisanEnglish ESL Conversation Lesson
Muscle Memory - ArtisanEnglish ESL Word of the Day
Be at ease - ArtisanEnglish.jp ESL Phrase
With a Capital - ArtisanEnglish ESL Phrase
Talk a good game - ArtisanEnglish ESL Phrase
Writer's Block - ArtisanEnglish ESL Word of the Day
Urban Myth - ArtisanEnglish ESL Word of the Day
Skin in the game - ArtisanEnglish ESL Phrase
Act of God - ArtisanEnglish ESL Idiom
Justice must not only be done, but it must be seen to be done - ArtisanEnglish ESL Phrase
Jump in with both feet - ArtisanEnglish ESL Phrase
Kick in - ArtisanEnglish ESL Work of the Day
Benefits of Bilingualism - ArtisanEnglish ESL Discussion Lesson
Mundane - ArtisanEnglish ESL Word of the Day
Set the Mood - ArtisanEnglish ESL Conversation Lesson
Do Justice - ArtisanEnglish ESL Idiom
Reinventing Yourself - ArtisanEnglish ESL Conversation Lesson
Send for vs Send to - ArtisanEnglish ESL Prepositions
The Invisible Hand - ArtisanEnglish ESL Conversation Lesson
Neverposters - ArtisanEnglish ESL Conversation Lesson
On the edge of your seat - ArtisanEnglish ESL Idiom
Bottom out - ArtisanEnglish ESL Word of the Day
You Need a Hobby - ArtisanEnglish ESL Conversation Lesson
Hit it off - ArtisanEnglish ESL Phrase
Youngism - ArtisanEnglish ESL Conversation Lesson
The Silent Generation - ArtisanEnglish ESL Conversation Lesson
Come of age - ArtisanEnglish ESL Phrase
Cartel - ArtisanEnglish ESL Word of the Day
Cardinal Rule - ArtisanEnglish ESL Word of the Day
Being Creative - ArtisanEnglish ESL Lesson
How to Finish - ArtisanEnglish ESL Lesson
Grey zone - ArtisanEnglish ESL Word of the Day
Elderly Smartphone Addiction - ArtisanEnglish ESL Conversation Lesson
Black humour - ESL Word of the Day
Work wonders - ESL Word of the Day
Spring in your step - ESL Idiom
Switching Off - ESL Conversation Lesson
Truth will out - ESL Idiom
Brownie points - ESL Word of the Day
Instant Gratification - ESL Word of the Day
Aphorism - ESL Word of the Day
Give with one hand, take away with the other - ESL Idiom
Chasing rainbows - ESL Word of the Day
Beware the Ides of March
Warm welcome - ESL Word of the Day
Leave Money on the Table - ESL Phrase
Embrace the Hard - ESL Discussion Topic
Damn with faint praise - ESL Phrase
Thrill of a Lifetime - ESL Idiom
Dopamine Detox - ESL Conversation Lesson
In the Red - ESL Phrase
Fair-weather Friend - ESL Word of the Day
Envy - ESL Conversation Lesson
Back out - ESL Word of the Day
Dilly-dally - ESL Word of the Day
Die-hard - ESL Word of the Day
If You... - ESL Discussion
Tough it out - ESL Word of the Day
Humble Beginnings - ESL Word of the Day
Shy away - ESL Word of the Day
Sphere of Influence - ESL Word of the Day
Dress for Success - ESL Phrase
Through Thick and Thin - ESL Phrase
Love is in the air - ESL Valentine's Day Idiom
Flood Back
Unrequited Love - ESL Valentine's Day
Word of the Day: Old Flame
ESL Idiom - Get a Handle on
Distance makes the heart grow fonder
Rub Salt in a Wound - ESL Idiom
Rare Breed - ESL Word of the Day
ESL Phrase: C'est la vie!
Creative Destruction - ESL Word of the Day
Pre-crastination or Procrastination - ESL Discussion Lesson
Put up with - ESL Phrasal Verb
Intro to Leisure Sickness - ESL Conversation Lesson
Take Aback - ESL Phrasal Verb
Lighthearted - ArtisanEnglish - Word of the Day
Whistleblower - ESL Word of the Day
The Psychology of More - ESL Conversation Lesson
Word of Mouth - ESL Word of the Day
Stick with - ESL Phrasal Verb
How to Begin - ArtisanEnglish ESL Conversation Lesson
In the long run - ESL Phrase
Dark Skies - ESL Discussion Lesson
The worse for wear - ESL Phrase
Holiday cheer - ESL Christmas Word of the Day
Stocking Stuffer - ESL Christmas Word of the Day
Cancel your Christmas - ESL Christmas Phrase
Eat, Drink and be Merry - ESL Christmas Phrase
Deck - ESL Christmas Word of the Day
Slow Living - ESL Discussion Lesson
The greater good - ESL Christmas Word of the Day
He who hesitates is lost - ESL Proverb
Get stuck in - ESL Phrase
Proverb: It's Better To Give Than Receive
Christmas came early - ESL Christmas Phrase
Merrymaking - ESL Christmas Word of the Day
The Big Picture - ESL Word of the Day
Boomers - ESL Conversation Lesson
Tenure - ESL Word of the Day
5Gs in the Office - ESL Conversation Lesson
Off-putting - ESL Word of the Day
Take the initiative - ESL Phrase
The Art of Appreciation - ESL Conversation Lesson
Pass the Baton - ESL Phrase
Throw you for a loop - ESL Phrase
On the ball - ESL Phrase
Gerontocracy - ESL Conversation Lesson
Daunting - ESL Word of the Day
Barebones - ESL Word of the Day
Art for Health - ESL Discussion Lesson
Freemium - ESL Podcast
Pundit - ESL Word of the Day
On A Knife Edge - ESL Idiom
Sweet Tooth - ESL Word of the Day
How Donald Trump Speaks - ESL Discussion Lesson
Quality not Quantity - ESL Saying
Self-deception - ESL Conversation Lesson
So To Speak - ESL Idiom
Self-checkout - ESL Discussion Lesson
On the Rise - ESL Phrase
Cleanliness is Next to Godliness - ESL Phrase
Useful Idiot - ESL Word of the Day
Race to the Bottom - ESL Phrase
Part-time Pacifism - ESL Discussion Lesson
Self-made Man - ESL Word of the Day
Japan Prepares For War - ESL Discussion Lesson
Prim and Proper - ESL Phrase
Stick Out Like A Sore Thumb - Phrase
Lighten up - ESL Word of the Day
Plutonomy - ESL Word of the Day
Self-talk - ESL Conversation Lesson
Anocracy - ESL Word of the Day
The Perfect AI Girlfriend - ESL Discussion Lesson
Tailwind - ESL Word of the Day
Post-Truth - ESL Word of the Day
Drivers Wanted - ESL Discussion Lesson
Pomp and Ceremony - ESL Phrase
Cleaning - ESL Discussion Lesson
IQ Isn't Everything - ESL Conversation Lesson
Graveyard Shift - Halloween Word of the Day
Cauldron - Halloween - Word of the Day
Ghoul - Word of the Day
Intermittent Fasting - ESL Discussion Lesson
Tough As Nails - ESL Phrase
Put A Spell On You - Phrase
The Tradwife - ESL Discussion Lesson
Spine-tingling - Word of the Day
Town Hall - ESL Word of the Day
Supernatural - Word of the Day
Old Soul - Word of the Day
Town Square - Word of the Day
The Dead Of Night - ESL Phrase
Vintage - ESL Discussion Lesson
Finger Food - ESL Word of the Day
Are We Desensitized? - ESL Discussion Lesson
On The Upswing - Phrase
Safe And Sound - phrase
Swimmingly - Word of the Day
It's A Man's World - Proverb
Grey Divorce - ESL Discussion Lesson
Headwind - Word of the Day
Technofeudalism - ESL Discussion Lesson
Overstay Your Welcome - Phrase
Pet Peeve - Word of the Day
For A Laugh - Idiom
Floored - ESL Word of the Day
Grit - ESL Discussion Lesson
Creative Juices - ESL Word of the Day
In The Spotlight - Phrase
Microlearning - Word of the Day
The Purse Strings - Idiom
Can You Trust Your Gut? - ESL Discussion Lesson
Choke Point - ESL Word of the Day
Screen Time - ESL Discussion Lesson
White Noise - ESL Word of the Day
Nadir - Word of the Day
Heavy-handed - Word of the Day
Fork Over
Biophilic Design - ESL Discussion Lesson
Golden Years - ESL Word of the Day
Like Walking On The Moon - Phrase
Get Burned - Idiom
In the Flesh - Idiom
Last Man Standing - Phrase
Sharing Economy - ESL Discussion Lesson
Gap Year - Word of the Day
Hit The Nail On The Head - Idiom
Mind Of Its Own - Phrase
Old School - Word of the Day
Incremental - Word of the Day
Xenotransplantation - ESL Discussion Lesson
Mature Beyond Your Years - Phrase
Milestones - ESL Discussion Lesson
Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction - Idiom
Vertical Community - ESL Discussion Lesson
Trump Card - Word of the Day
Put On The Map - Idiom
Polarization - Word of the Day
Stagflation - Word of the Day
UK Civil Unrest - ESL Discussion Lesson
Populism - Word of the Day
Transparency - Word of the Day
Try Before You Buy Phrase
They Can't Afford to Live - ESL Discussion Lesson
Communal Living - ESL Discussion Lesson
Promise The Moon - Expression
Cramp Your Style - Phrase
Rise Of The Right - ESL Discussion Lesson
Eccentric - Word of the Day
Bad Hair Day - Word of the Day
Phrase: Worth The Wait
Stupid Is As Stupid Does - ESL Discussion Lesson
Small Talk, Big Issue - ESL Discussion Lesson
Word of the Day: Fixed Mindset
Phrase: Change Of Heart
Idiom: Climb The Ladder
ESL Discussion Lesson: Buy 3, Return 2
Word of the Day: Hodgepodge
Money and Your Mind - ESL Discussion Lesson
Word of the Day: Extrinsic Motivation
ESL Discussion Lesson: Lingua Franca
Word of the Day: Brain Rot
ESL Discussion Lesson: Why Seek Solitude
Word of the Day: Trade War
Phrase: Take Your Breath Away
ESL Discussion Lesson: Surviving Extinction
Word of the Day: Push Around
ESL Discussion Lesson: Pocket Power
Word of the Day: Stand Up To
ESL Discussion Lesson: The End of the Knowledge Economy
Idiom: There Are Plenty Of Fish In The Sea
ESL Discussion Lesson: Why People Believe Conspiracy Theories
ESL Discussion Lesson: Gen X
WotD: Narrow-minded
Phrase: Fake It Until You Make It
ESL Discussion Lesson: Mandatory Service
ESL Discussion Lesson: Keep Cash
Phrase: Broaden Your Horizons
ESL Discussion Lesson: Popcorn Brain
Phrase: At A Premium
ESL Discussion Lesson: Quiet Quitting
Word of the Day: Sonder
Word of the Day: Fixed Mindset
Idiom: Cracks Appear
ESL Discussion Lesson: American Exceptionalism
ESL Discussion Lesson: People Watching
Get caught up
ESL Discussion Lesson: Why Smart People are Poor
ESL Discussion Lesson: The Giving Pledge
Word of the Day: Unicorn
Word of the Day: Propaganda
Laggard
ESL Discussion Lesson: Putting the Brakes on Senior Drivers
Intrinsic motivation
ESL Discussion Lesson: Young & Single
Dogged
ESL Discussion Lesson: Resurrection Biology
Strata Fees
Peer Pressure
ESL Discussion Lesson: Stoicism
Cling To
Chain reaction
Mercurial
ESL Discussion Lesson: Goodbye Smartphone Hello...
ESL Discussion Lesson: News: To Read or Not to Read
Buy-in
ESL Discussion Lesson: Looking For An Answer
Crave
ESL Discussion Lesson: Maiden Name: I do or I don't
Tempers Flare
Convergence
Price-gouging
ESL Discussion Lesson: Ultra-Processed Foods
Speak Volumes
Brinkmanship
Constructive Criticism
ESL Discussion Lesson: Introverts
ESL Discussion Lesson: What Happened to Headwear?
ESL Discussion Lesson: Is This A Simulation?
The Gilded Age
ESL Discussion Lesson: Gen Z
ESL Discussion Lesson: Walk The Labyrinth
ESL Discussion Lesson: Zombie Apocalypse
Stand Up For
Grand Scheme of Things
ESL Discussion Lesson: Attention Wars
ESL Discussion Lesson: Mommy, What's that Mean?
ESL Discussion Lesson: A World of Colour
Walk all over you
ESL Discussion Lesson: Outdoor Shoes Indoors
Keep on keeping on
ESL Discussion Lesson: The Toothbrush
ESL Discussion Lesson: Future Humans
Word of the Day: Enshittification
ESL Discussion Lesson: Going Grey
Hand down
Moment of weakness
ESL Discussion Lesson: Men in Pink-collar Jobs
Work up
ESL Discussion Lesson: Microplastics
Eat your lunch
ESL Discussion Lesson: Enshittification
ESL Discussion Lesson: Assisted Dying
Come Into Play
ESL Discussion Lesson: Light
Like the back of your hand
Lesson: The Singularity
Stand out
Double back
Hands off!
Lesson: Baring Your Soles
Fear of the Unknown
Blindside
Green Shoots
Lesson Intro: Male Malaise
Out and About
Lesson: Effort Begins with an E
Personal Growth
Lesson Intro: Wildlife Trafficking
Morbid
Witches' Brew
Lesson: Halloween
Open Secret
Lesson: Password1
You can't fight progress
Cult of Personality
Lesson: Gimme Shelter
Grow on You
Lessson: It Smells OK
Phrase: Stroke of luck
Word of the Day: Derth
Shoot first and ask questions later
Lesson: Hostile Design
Lesson Intro: Tourist Dual Pricing
Lesson: Recipe for Success
Lesson: Go The Underdog
Lesson: Men and Women Speak Differently
Fine-toothed comb
Lesson: Snacking
Lesson: High School Student Jobs
Normalcy bias
Look the other way
Lesson: For the Money
Lesson: Enhanced Games
A Piece of Your Mind
Lesson: The No-Wash Movement
Raring to go
Look Back On
Lesson: Cold Therapy
You and yours
Holiday Spirit
Lesson: Soft Fascination
Of all
Lesson: Extreme Tourism
Lesson: Career Pivot
Toss and Turn
Come to think of it
Lesson: Consciousness
Pooh-pooh
Posterity
Turn the other cheek
An eye for an eye
In stitches
Foolhardy
Calculated Risk
Cash in hand
Live to tell the tale
Lesson: Phones in Schools
Old wives' tales
Lesson: Daydreaming
Suitor
Hunt-and-peck
Lesson: Carbon Capture & Storage
Get the hint
WotD: Breadwinner
Lesson: National Productivity
WotD: Heinous
WotD: Shortcoming
Lesson: Dreams
WotD: Jargon
Saying: Life is what you make it
Phrase: Dumb is never cute
Phrase: Fall into Place
Idiom: In your right mind
Phrase: Hand in hand
Phrase: Like a bee to honey
Lesson: Minimum Wage
Phrase: The morning after the night before
Phrase: Behind your back
Idiom: Tail between your legs
Phrase: I scratch your back, you scratch mine
Phrase: Keep you up at night
Lesson: #Thrifting
Phrase: Every man for himself
Phrase: Since time immemorial
Phrase: Take a step back
Phrase: Run off your feet
Phrase: Until you are blue in the face
WotD: King of the Road
Word of the Day: Protestant Work Ethic
WotD: Trial and Error
Phrase: On top of the world
Lesson: Super Rich
WotD: Passed Over
Flush with cash
Idiom: The apple doesn't fall far from the tree
Lesson: Technosolutionism
Idiom: Don't count your chickens before they hatch
Lesson: Finding Serendipity
Word of the Day: Backseat driver
Word of the Day: A Living
Idiom: Over the edge
Phrase: Put food on the table
Phrase: Dance with the devil
Word of the Day: Crutch
Lesson: How Many Clothes do you Need?
Word of the Day: Solitude
Word of the Day: Smash-and-grab
Word of the Day: Comb-over
Word of the Day: Rat race
Lesson: Bald Men
Lesson: Junk Fees
Lesson: A Home for a Song
Lesson: Timekeeper or Timebender
Lesson: Weight Loss Drugs
Lesson: Budgeting for Dummies
Lesson: Find Your Passion
Lesson: Premiumization
Saying: Is the juice worth the squeeze?
Saying: April showers bring May flowers
Lesson: Fashion Rental
You reap what you sow
Lesson: Growth Mindset
Lesson: Womenomics
Lesson: Recession Survival
Phrase: Turn your stomach
Phrase: Act your age
Lesson: Boredom
Phrase: Eaten alive
Lesson: Bbbunkers
Phrase: After the fact
WotD: Rapport
Expression: If I only knew then what I know now
Phrase: Under the gun
Phrase: Like shooting fish in a barrel
Lesson: AI Comes for Google
Phrase: Out of your gourd
Phrase: Dog eat dog
Phrase: Different Strokes for Different Folks
WotD: Hard Feelings
WotD: Mad dash
Lesson: Hygge
Lesson: Commercialization of Space
Phrase: Kick in the teeth
Idiom: Different kettle of fish
Idiom: Come home to roost
WotD: New Blood
WotD: Self-starter
Word of the Day: The Five-hour Rule
Lesson: Surviving the Silly Season
Word of the Day: Badge of pride
Phrase: Know thy enemy
Lesson: 8 Billion
Phrase: Matter of time
Phrase: Push your luck
Phrase: Asking for it
Lesson: SNS RIP
Word of the Day: Lose steam
Phrase: Put the cart before the horse
Word of the Day: Moreish
Expression: Good things come to those who wait
Idiom: Wake up on the wrong side of the bed
Lesson: Beautification
Lesson: How to set up a GREAT day
Saying: God helps those who help themselves
Phrase: Go up in smoke
Phrase: Have your hands full
Idiom: Throw a monkey in the works
Phrase: Comedy of errors
Lesson: Dawdlers' Lost Time
Lesson: What Makes MEn Happy?
Proverb: Seek and you shall find
Proverb: Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
Phrase: Hit the Jackpot
Word of the day: Liquid Courage
Word of the Day: Midas touch
Lesson: Death & Taxes
Lesson: Peak Intelligence
Phrase: Up your game
Idiom: Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely
Proverb: One door closes, another opens
Proverb: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
Word of the Day: Suspension of Disbelief
Lesson: Spring Ahead, Fall Back
Lesson: The Joy of Fear
Word of the Day: Surreal
Phrase: Walk the walk
Phrase: Talk the talk
Word of the Day: Head Honcho
Word of the Day: Top brass
Lesson: America's Campground
Lesson: Daily Rituals
Saying: When life gives you lemons, make lemonade
Lesson: Winnie the Pooh
Word of the Day: Frumpy
Word of the Day: Ephemeral
Word of the Day: Rhetorical Question
Phrase: Jinx yourself
Word of the Day: Rank-and-file
Idiom: Go down the drain
Expression: Simple is best
Lesson: Comfort Food
Phrase: Make the most of (something)
Phrase: Warts and all
Phrase: Creature of habit
Phrase: Can't win for losing
Phrase: Ring a bell
Lesson: Sneakerheads
Lesson: The Skill for Turbulent Times
Word of the Day: Tall order
Saying: Youth is wasted on the young
Word of the Day: Safety net
Phrase: Give and take
Word of the Day: Pork barrel politics
Lesson: The Role of Libraries
Lesson: Why Countries Prosper
Phrase: Call the shots
Word of the Day: Hit-or-miss
Phrase: On the go
Phrase: In a vacuum
Phrase: Past your prime
Lesson: Working after Retirement
Lesson: Generated Goo
Word of the Day: Brain drain
Word of the Day: Strong suit
Word of the Day: Power suit
Word of the Day: Change things up
Word of the Day: Weekend warrior
Lesson: Pie in the Sky
Lesson: How d'ya like yer coffee?
Phrase: Land on your feet
Phrase: Heads will roll
Phrase: Sucker for punishment
Word of the Day: Second nature
Word of the Day: Decision fatigue
Lesson: Who's your Anti-hero?
Lesson: Buy Now, Pay Later
Idiom: Crunch numbers
Idiom: Have blinders on
Expression: A victim of your own success
Phrase: Got your back
Idiom: In the same ballpark
Lesson: Reading for Life
Lesson: Space Debris
Word of the Day: Carpool
Idiom: Take the plunge
Word of the Day: Elastic
Phrase: Live out your days
Phrase: In its own right
Lesson: Pronounced Social Reclusiveness
Lesson: Space Agriculture
Lesson: The Semantics of Food
Lesson: Thriving with Online Education
Lesson: You're so Cute
Lesson: Scientific Integrity
Lesson: Order from Chaos
Lesson: Secret Weapons
Lesson: Friends: Quality or Quantity?
Phrase: Fall from grace
Word of the Day: Downplay
Phrase: Date yourself
Word of the Day: Avid
Conversation Lesson: Flynn in Reverse
Lesson: Uninfected Minority
Phrase: Speak truth to power
Word of the Day: Disruptive technology
Phrase: Left holding the bag
Word of the Day: Close call
Word of the Day: Happy Camper
Conversation Lesson Topic: Really, Rights for Robots?
English Conversation Lesson Topic: The Big, Hairy, Audacious Goal
Phrase: Bend over backwards
Word of the Day: Go sideways
Word of the Day: Dog-tired
Phrase: Give up the ghost
Proverb: You can't judge a book by its cover
Lesson: La Dolce far Niente
English Conversation Lesson topic: Budget Culture
Word of the Day: Veiled threat
Idiom: Hit a wall
Word of the Day: Ghost
Phrase: Pay your dues
Idiom: To die for
Lesson: Discovery
Lesson: Enjoyment vs Pleasure
Idiom: Cost an arm and a leg
New Lesson: A Heatwave Named Zoe
Word of the Day: Wannabe
Idiom: Push your buttons
Word of the Day: Party pooper
Idiom: Run through your mind
Latin: Quid pro quo
Idiom: Rain on your parade
Word of the Day: Niggle
Phrase: Tricks of the trade
Word of the Day: Nag
Idiom: Bang for your buck
Word of the Day: Fine print
Expression: Let yourself go
Word of the Day: Bane
Phrase: Turn a blind eye
Idiom: There's the rub
Word of the Day: Dappled
Idiom: Working for the man
Word of the Day: Unsung
Proverb: Don't fish off the company pier
Word of the Day: Freeloader
Word of the Day: Repertoire
Idiom: How goes the battle?
Idiom: The cream rises to the top
Phrase: Give your all
Word of the Day: No-brainer
Phrase: With open arms
Phrase: In dire straits
Phrase: Like a ton of bricks
Word of the Day: Band-Aid solution
Phrase: In the loop
Phrase: Frozen in time
Idiom: Glued to (something)
Phrase: Fifteen minutes of fame
proverb: If you play with fire, you get burned
Phrase: Rock the boat
Phrase: Tooth and nail
Proverb: Hope for the best, prepare for the worst
Phrase: Don't bite the hand that feeds you
Word of the Day: Camaraderie
Phrase: The great unwashed
Phrase: The naked eye
Word of the Day: Education deflation
Proverb: It's not what you know, it's who you know
Phrase: Publish or perish
Idiom: Laughter is the best medicine
Saying: Idle hands do the devil's work
Proverb: Speak softly and carry a big stick
Word of the Day: Soft power
Word of the Day: Well-rounded
Phrase: Land of milk and honey
Word of the Day: Trickle-down
Phrase: The error of your ways
Phrase: Like a lamb to the slaughter
Idiom: Back into a corner
Word of the Day: Balkanization
Proverb: Trust but verify
Word of the day: Oligarch
Word of the day: Epiphany
Proverb: If you want a thing done well, do it yourself
Word of the day: Deathbed confession
Phrase: On the side
Word of the day: Bigwig
Word of the Day: Offshore
Idiom: Put your thumb on the scale
Idiom: Take to the grave
Phrase: For the birds
Word of the day: Willful blindness
Phrase: The nature of the beast
Proverb: Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned
Word of the Day: Grassroots
Idiom: The wolf is at the door
Word of the Day: Significant other
Word of the Day: The Dark Side
Idiom: Go nuclear
Word of the Day: Wolf down
Word of the Day: Wake-up call
Phrase: Cry wolf
Phrase: In full swing
Word of the Day: Get by
Word of the Day: Trials and tribulations
Word of the Day: Off-kilter
Word of the Day: Zeitgeist
Phrase: Boggle the Mind
Idiom: Stick your head in the sand
Word of the Day: Sabre-rattling
Word of the Day: Smoke and Mirrors
Idiom: Loose lips sink ships
Word of the Day: Tight-lipped
Word of the Day: Entitled
Word of the Day: Retool
Word of the Day: Deflationary spiral
Phrase: Lot in life
Phrase: Point the finger
Phrase: Keep up appearances
Idiom: Neck of the woods
Phrase: Born with a silver spoon in your mouth
Idiom: In a pickle
Word of the Day: Grey rhino
Proverb: Sword of Damocles
Proverb: Heavy is the head that wears the crown
Word of the Day: Far removed from
Word of the Day: Groupthink
Idiom: A weight off your shoulders
Word of the Day: Odds and ends
Word of the Day: Hot mic
Word of the Day: Double whammy
Phrase: Manna from heaven
Word of the Day: Deep pockets
Idiom: Swear a blue streak
Saying: We all have our own cross to bear
Word of the Day: Anecdote
Word of the Day: Empty promise
Word of the Day: Jump ship
Word of the Day: Hipster
Phrase: Slip of the tongue
Word of the Day: Bide time
Idiom: Be up for (something)
Word of the Day: Brush yourself off
Phrase: Sink or swim
Word of the Day- Flip-flop
Phrase: Dip a toe
Idiom: Wrap someone around your little finger
Idiom: Get back in the saddle
Phrase: On your doorstep
Proverb: Where there's a will, there's a way
Phrase: Raise its head
Idiom: Cloud your judgement
Word of the Day: Make waves
Holiday Repost: Stroke of Midnight
Holiday repost: Ring in the New Year!
Holiday Repost: All your Christmases have come at once
Holiday Repost: Snow job
Holiday Repost: Trim the tree
Holiday Repost: The proof is in the pudding
Holiday Repost: Tis the season to be jolly
Holiday Repost: The more the merrier
Holiday Repost: Christmas comes but once a year
BLAST FROM THE PAST: Panic buying
BLAST FROM THE PAST: Finesse
Word of the Day: Accolade
Proverb: The grass is always greener on the other side
Phrase: The only constant in life is change
Word of the Day: Pick up on (something)
Word of the Day: Harp on
BLAST FROM THE PAST: Educated guess
BLAST FROM THE PAST: Hit the spot
Word of the Day: Perfect storm
Phrase: Sell yourself short
Phrase: Follow the crowd
Phrase: How the other half lives
Phrase: Leaps and bounds
BLAST FROM THE PAST: Lead time
BLAST FROM THE PAST: Turning Point
Word of the Day: Chunk of change
Phrase: All ears
Phrase: Age gracefully
Word of the Day: Whirlwind
Idiom: Capture lightning in a bottle
BLAST FROM THE PAST: Sweet talk
BLAST FROM THE PAST: Put Off
Word of the Day: Fly-by-night
Word of the Day: Slum tourism
Word of the Day: Disposable income
Word of the Day: Uncharted waters
Word of the Day: Shrinkflation
BLAST FROM THE PAST: Kitsch
BLAST FROM THE PAST: Be comfortable in your own skin
Phrase: A picture is worth a thousand words
Saying: Can't get blood from a stone (or turnip)
Word of the Day: Getaway
Word of the Day: Feast or famine
Saying: Age is just a number
BLAST FROM THE PAST: Eat your words
BLAST FROM THE PAST: Stab in the back
Word of the Day: Typecast
Word of the Day: Bug out
Proverb: Bloom where you are planted
Word of the Day: On edge
Word of the Day: Old hat
BLAST FROM THE PAST: Take in Stride
BLAST FROM THE PAST: Play it safe
Word of the Day: Imposter syndrome
Phrase: Speak your mind
Idiom: Cast your net wide
Blast from the Past: Put a stop to (something)
BLAST FROM THE PAST: Call (someone) out
Idiom: Under your belt
Word of the Day: Pig-headed
Word of the Day: Long COVID
Word of the Day: Gobbledygook
Word of the Day: Drive
BLAST FROM THE PAST: Throw caution to the wind
BLAST FROM THE PAST: Leap of faith
Idiom: Become poisoned with (something)
Phrase: Make sense of (something)
Word of the Day: Have a head for (something)
Word of the Day: False Commute
Phrase: Dig in the ribs
BLAST FROM THE PAST: Sort itself out
BLAST FROM THE PAST: Bend the truth
Word of the Day: Mondayitis
Phrase: Tie up loose ends
Phrase: A flash in the pan
Word of the Day: In droves
Word of the Day: Breathe easy
BLAST FROM THE PAST: Pull through
BLAST FROM THE PAST Idiom: Hit rock bottom
Phrase: Under your nose
Word of the Day: Pastime
Idiom: Like a house on fire
Word of the Day: Tone-deaf
Phrase: Play on words
Word of the Day: Gamechanger
Phrase: Bear with
Word of the Day: Willpower
Word of the day: Well-heeled
Idiom: Straight and narrow
Word of the Day: Holy Cow!
Word of the Day: Brownout, blackout & rolling blackout
Word of the Day: Outlier
Drag on
Hindsight is 20/20
Idiom: See through you
Idiom: Make your skin crawl
Expression: Do as I say, not as I do
Idiom: Put the genie back in the bottle
Idiom: (Spend money) like a drunken sailor
Idiom: Bend the rules
Phrase: Count your blessings
Word of the Day: Bring (something) on
Word of the Day: Lunatic
Word of the Day: Pet Project
Phrase: Justice is blind
Phrase: Put the fear of God in you
Phrase: Food for Thought
Word of the Day: Humble pie
Phrase: Lose the Plot
Phrase: Straighten you out
Word of the Day: Double jeopardy
Phrase: Cooking with gas
Word of the Day: Caveat Emptor
Idiom: Be still my beating heart
Proverb: All's well that ends well
Word of the Day: Mixed metaphor
Idiom: A nail in the coffin
Phrase: Work smarter, not harder
Phrase: In stereo
Phrase: With a vengeance
Word of the Day: Overnight success
Word of the Day: End up
Phrase: End of the world
Word of the day: Lax (and it's not the airport)
Phrase: The benefit of the doubt
Word of the day: Deadbeat landlord
Word of the day: Smooth talker
Word of the day: Hot-desking
Phrase: Between a rock and a hard place
Expression: Walk in someone else's footsteps
Phrase: Above your pay grade
Phrase: Shoulder the blame
Word of the Day: Parsimony
Phrase: Take the words out of your mouth
Word of the Day: Complacent
Word of the Day: Bogus
Phrase: In a heartbeat
Word of the Day: Fiasco
Word of the Day: Tipping point
Word of the Day: Comeuppance
Idiom: Be in bed together
Phrase: Force your hand
Word of the Day: Half measures
Word of the Day: Nimble
Word of the Day: Caveat
Phrase: Have your wits about you
Phrase: The path of least resistance
Idiom: On the hook (for something)
Idiom: In hot water
Expression: Can't see the forest for the trees
Phrase: In the grips of (something)
Phrase: Powers that be
Idiom: Hard done by
Adage: Rome wasn't built in a day
Phrase: Take the cake
Word of the Day: Famished
Word of the Day: Plug and Play
Word of the Day: Lifesaver
Word of the Day: Pang
Idiom: Lead you down the garden path
Phrase: The end justifies the means
Word of the Day: Offhand
Word of the Day: Peach fuzz
Idiom: Read between the lines
Word of the Day: Green thumb
Phrase: Lift your spirits
Phrase: In its infancy
Proverb: History repeats itself
Phrase: Point of no return
Word of the Day: Pivot
Phrase: Pause for thought
Word of the Day: Free rein
Word of the Day: Cold turkey
Phrase: The odd one out
Phrase: On the rebound
Idiom: Put your foot in it
Idiom: Rise from the ashes
Word of the Day: Circadian rhythm
Word of the Day: Branch out
Adage: This too shall pass
Word of the Day: Promising
Phrase: Come at a price
Word of the Day: Underbelly
Word of the Day: Sport
Word of the Day: Carpe diem
Word of the Day: Pamper
Proverb: People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
Word of the Day: Walk it back
Phrase: Get out in front of (an issue)
Phrase: Take off guard
Phrase: To the gills
Word of the Day: Holistic
Word of the Day: Half-baked
Word of the Day: Wanderlust
Saying: A place for everything and everything in its place
Phrase: On second thought
Phrase: Talk down to (someone)
Phrase: Have your say
Saying: The pen is mightier than the sword
Idiom: Lose your shirt
Proverb: Love me, love my dog
Idiom: Take centre stage
Idiom: Up in arms
Phrase: On the cusp
Word of the Day: Pariah
Phrase: To a T
Phrase: Like a bull in a china shop
Idiom: Beat you to the punch
Phrase: Make your own way
Word of the Day: Splurge
Word of the Day: Profiteering
Word of the Day: Range anxiety
Phrase: A change of pace
Word of the Day: Digital Hoarding
Idiom: Get in on the ground floor
Phrase: Pale in comparison
Word of the Day: Pièce de résistance
Phrase: In dribs and drabs
Phrase: Have blood on your hands
Word of the Day: Make headway
Phrase: The gift of gab
Idiom: Be at the end of your rope
Word of the Day: Cold snap / cold spell
Word of the Day: Bucket list
Idiom: Throw someone a bone
Word of the Day: Windbag
Word of the Day: Echo chamber
Phrase: The winds of change
Idiom: Get the ball rolling
Phrase: All your Christmases have come at once
Phrase: The more the merrier
Word of the Day: Snow job
Idiom: Wild goose chase
Proverb: Christmas comes but once a year
Phrase: Snug as a bug in a rug
Word of the Day: Winter rat
Phrase: Run hot and cold
Phrase: Pure as the driven snow
Idiom: Pour cold water on (something)
Idiom: When hell freezes over
Idiom: Walking on thin ice
Phrase: Tip of the iceberg
Idiom: Not a snowball's chance in hell
Phrase: Put (something) on ice