Be up with the lark (Classical music titles that were not used by the composer)

Be up with the lark (Classical music titles that were not used by the composer) The Brislin Family Crest or Coat of Arms. The Irish surname Brislin is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic patronymic name Ó Breisláin, or “descendant of Breisleán.” Early Origins...

Crocodile Tears

Crocodile Tears crocodile tears mean an insincere display of grief crocodile tears: An insincere display of grief, as in: Sample Sentence: “When the play’s star broke her leg, her understudy wept crocodile tears.” This term comes from the mistaken...

Catnap

A Catnap A catnap is a short sleep, usually one which you have during the day. [informal] Synonyms: doze, sleep, nap, kip [British, slang] There are more English Synonyms of the word catnap.   Me pretending to read from a dictionary – remember them???...

Going back to Blighty!

Going back to Blighty! Special words = Besondere Worte: Although schmuck is considered an obscene term in Yiddish, it has become a common American idiom for “jerk” or “idiot”. It can be taken as offensive, however, by some Jews, particularly...

It’s raining cats and dogs

It’s raining cats and dogs   Idiom of the day: Redewendung des Tages: “It’s raining cats and dogs” – this idiom is probably the best-known idiom and simply means that it is raining a lot. The English idiom “it is raining cats and dogs”, used to...