Do you wonder how they decide which new words to add to the Oxford English Dictionary? Do we take it for granted knowing that all

The Bookwormery: A Positive Points Blog
Books: reading them, writing them, and using them to balance a wobbly table
Do you wonder how they decide which new words to add to the Oxford English Dictionary? Do we take it for granted knowing that all
What does it mean when we say ‘it beggars belief’? We use it, of course, when something is so surprising it is hard to believe
Gordon Bennett! is a phrase that we all know and love. Admittedly, today it’s more likely to be said in jest rather than as a
The phrase to butter someone up is an odd one, isn’t it? When you actually think about it, it can’t help but conjure images of
It’s an odd phrase, to blow smoke up someone’s arse. It can mean to lie and deceive or to falsely flatter in order to get
When we want to give someone a icy reception or demonstrate a certain coldness towards them, we often find ourselves giving them the ‘cold shoulder’,