The casual phrase good enough for who itβs for suggests that something wasnβt done perfectly, but was done well enough. This saying is not all that common, but itβs been around for at least a century. Similar expressions used in the construction...
Thunderstorms might sound scary, but playful explanations for all those booms can help reassure little ones: How about the potato wagonβs rolling over the bridge? Or the angels are going bowling? Plus, if you just finished enjoying an audiobook, you...
Depending on its mood, a turkeyβs skin can shift from red to blue to white, due to changes in the blood vessels between bundles of collagen. That phenomenon is reflected in the Japanese term for βturkey,β shichimencho (δΈι’ι³₯), which translates as...
For many people, religion provides language and rituals for key milestones in life, from births to weddings to funerals. But what if you donβt ascribe to any particular religion? What words do you use to mark those moments? An uplifting new book...
While vacationing on Costa Ricaβs Caribbean coast, a listener encountered an Australian who used the term skylarking to mean βhorsing around.β The verb to skylark goes back hundreds of years and once referred to racing through the rigging of a...
Daniel in Nicholasville, Kentucky, says his grandfather would warn that if he got in trouble, heβd be in deep yogurt. Thatβs probably just a euphemism for deep doo-doo, deep foo-foo, or an even stronger epithet piled high. This is part of a complete...
