It’s the Up Goer Five Challenge! Try to describe something complex using only the thousand most common words in English. It’s a useful mental exercise that’s harder than you might think. Also, if you want to make a room dark, you might turn off the...
Hoodwink, meaning to deceive, goes back to a very literal kind of “putting something over” someone. Thieves in markets might throw a cloak or other covering over a victim’s head before robbing them, leaving the person unable to see. The wink part...
