Idiom of the Day: Dog Days of Summer

Meaning:                                                                                                                                                     The expression "dog days of summer" means of the hottest period of time in a year.

Example:
      Since these are the dog days of summer, why not go to the swimming pool sometime? 

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Idiom of the Day: White Elephant

Meaning:                                                                                                                                                    The expression "white elephant" is a gift or object that is more pestering or troubling than it is good or reassuring. 

Example:
      That thing that Laura was given to by Hans is a white elephant. Do you know why, Elaine? Because it keeps ringing a annoying tune every hour!

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Idiom of the Day: Yellow Journalism

 Meaning:

       When a piece of journalism is called "Yellow Journalism", it means that the news is exaggerated and fake.

Example:
       Ha! This news report is Yellow Journalism, because I never heard of aliens ever landing on my street!

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Idiom of the Day: Like a Lamb to the Slaughter

Meaning:

       The idiom "Like a lamb to the slaughter" means when a person or group goes silently, or to not resist.

Example:
       When I glanced at the other team, they looked like lambs to the slaughter.

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Proverbs to Ponder: Going Against the Grain

Meaning:                                                                                                                                                        The proverb "going against the grain" means that a person is doing something abnormal to his/her nature. It also means to do something that the majority wouldn't usually do.

Example:
      It was going against the grain for Timon when he ate a snail, which he considered a bug.

Idiom of the Day: Rule of Thumb

Meaning:
      The expression "rule of thumb" is a broad rule. 


Example:
      Never speak with food in your mouth. That is a rule of thumb.

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