A teetotaler is someone who drinks tea, coffee and other liquids but not alcohol. Teatotaler, on the other hand, is a misspelling. What it supposedly stands for is “tea totaler”, presumably someone ...

Here, “rich” does not mean “wealthy” as in: Trump is a billionaire and, hence, a very rich man. Here, instead, “rich” means ...

Anyways, all joking aside, “having nothing to show for it” is an expression that means exactly what it says: You’ve done ...

Anyways, getting hit in the pocket means paying a price, losing money and getting hurt in the monetary sense, i.e.

Dawn and sunrise are two different things in English. Dawn begins when it starts to get light, before the sun appears. Sunrise starts when the first part of the sun can be seen at the horizon. 在英语中黎明 ...

学几个与“wait”、“sick”等相对应的习语表达 习语表达“hold your horses”可以表达相同的含义，但听起来更地道。“Sick”、“stay positive”、“take a nap” 相对应的习语表达是什么？看视频。

Got it? Yes. To be “rich by default” is to be rich without having to work for it. Now, that’s because a royal family, such as the royal family in England, has been rich for a long time. That means ...

“In the saddle” is similar to “in the driver’s seat”, the latter referring to the seat on which a driver of an automobile sits. Needless to say, “in the saddle” were more popular before the advent of ...

Forcing someone’s hand is an expression that finds its origin in bridge, the card game. Here, “hand” refers to the cards a player holds in his HAND. Specifically, “hand” in “forced his hand” refers to ...

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Reader question: If a government policy is described as “penny wise, pound foolish”, what does it mean exactly? My comments: It means that particular policy is foolish, rather than wise. The ...

2025年1月1日，人力资源和社会保障部、中共中央组织部、财政部等部门发布《实施弹性退休制度暂行办法》。 The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee and the Ministry of Finance announced ...