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Today’s episode is for Thursday, May 13, 2021. Our expression today is ‘walk in someone else's footsteps.’ When you walk in someone else's footsteps, you intentionally make the same life decisions as they have made and follow them. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanenglish.jp/WalkInSomeElsesFootst...

Today’s BLAST FROM THE PAST episode is for Sunday, June 14, 2020. Our phrase is ‘above your pay grade.’ When someone says something is above their pay grade, they mean they don't have the power, knowledge or authority to do or decide something. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanenglish.jp/AboveYou...

Today’s episode is for Saturday, June 13, 2020. Our phrase for this BLAST FROM THE PAST episode is ‘shoulder the blame.’ When you shoulder the blame for something such as a mistake, you accept responsibility for it. In western society, this is seen as a virtue. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanen...

Today’s episode is for Monday, May 10, 2021. Our Word of the Day is ‘parsimony.’ Parsimony is positive or negative depending on context. Think of parsimony as the act of being economical, cheap or stingy. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanenglish.jp/Parsimony Studying and never taking a test is li...

Today’s episode is for Sunday, May 9, 2021. Our phrase is ‘take the words out of your mouth.’ If someone takes the words out of your mouth, they say precisely what you are thinking. It's like thinking in stereo. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanenglish.jp/TakeTheWordsOutOfYourMouth I also offer F...

Today’s episode is for Saturday, May 8, 2021. Our Word of the Day is ‘complacent.’ To be complacent means to be overconfident in your abilities and so satisfied with your achievements you feel you don’t have to work harder. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanenglish.jp/Complacent While you're here,...

Today’s episode is for Friday, May 7, 2021. Our Word of the Day is ‘bogus.’ If something is described as bogus, then it’s not real or legal. It’s counterfeit. In history, a bogus was a machine used to make fake money. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanenglish.jp/Bogus I hope you enjoyed this episo...

Today’s episode is for Thursday, May 6, 2021, 2021. We're looking at the phrase ‘in a heartbeat.’ To happen in a heartbeat is to happen suddenly or in an instant. Bad things like crashes occur in a heartbeat, but so does falling in love. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanenglish.jp/InAHeartbeat Wa...

Today’s Blast from the Past episode is for Friday, June 12, 2020. Our Word of the Day is ‘fiasco.’ A fiasco is a complete and utter failure. Not only is a fiasco a failure, but it is a humiliating and stupid one. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanenglish.jp/Fiasco Want to keep your English knowled...

Today’s episode is for Thursday, June 11, 2020. Our Word of the Day is ‘tipping point.’ A tipping point is reached after a series of small changes add together to cause a much more significant shift. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanenglish.jp/TippingPoint Want to keep your English knowledge shar...

Today’s episode is for Monday, May 3, 2021. Our Word of the Day is ‘comeuppance.’ You can call comeuppance a deserved punishment, penalty or lousy luck for doing something terrible. It often happens naturally. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanenglish.jp/Comeuppance Want to keep your English knowl...

Today’s episode is for Sunday, May 2, 2021. Our idiom is ‘be in bed together.’ To be in bed together means to be working or involved with an organization or person in a way that causes distrust among other people. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanenglish.jp/InBedTogether Want to keep your English...

Today’s episode is for Saturday, May 1, 2021. Our phrase for this day is ‘force your hand.’ The phrase force your hand means to make someone do something they would rather not do often by applying pressure or even doing nothing. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanenglish.jp/ForceYourHand Want to ke...

Today’s episode is for Friday, April 30, 2021. Our Word of the Day is ‘half measures.’ Half measures are actions or plans that only achieve part of what you intended to achieve. Complete your plans, don't accept half measures. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanenglish.jp/HalfMeasures Want to keep...

Today’s episode is for Thursday, April 29, 2021. Our Word of the Day is ‘nimble.’ To be nimble means that your actions are quick and exact. Those who are nimble are also agile. They move very smoothly and quickly. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanenglish.jp/Nimble Want to keep your English knowle...

Today’s episode is for Monday, June 8, 2020. Our Word of the Day is ‘caveat.’ Most things come with conditions attached. These conditions are similar to warnings or particular limits and can be called caveats. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanenglish.jp/Caveat Want to keep your English knowledge...

Today’s Blast from the Past episode is for Sunday, June 7, 2020. Our Phrase is ‘have your wits about you.’ When in a strange or dangerous situation, you must have your wits about you - be alert and ready to take action at a moment's notice. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanenglish.jp/HaveYourWits...

Today’s episode is for Monday, April 26, 2021, 2021. The phrase we'll be looking at today is ‘the path of least resistance.’ You can go through life doing things the hard way, or take the path of least resistance which is the easy way. Which did you choose? You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanenglis...

Today’s episode is for Sunday, April 25, 2021. Our idiom for this episode is ‘on the hook (for something).’ When you are on the hook for something, you either owe money or are responsible for something. Be careful what you buy and how you buy it. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanenglish.jp/OnTheH...

Today’s episode is for Saturday, April 24, 2021. Our idiom is ‘in hot water.’ If someone is in hot water, they are in trouble because of something they have or haven't done; the bigger the trouble, the hotter the water. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanenglish.jp/InHotWater Want to keep your Engl...

Today’s episode is for Friday, April 23, 2021. We have an expression this time, ‘can't see the forest for the trees.’ If we say a person can't see the forest for the trees, we mean they pay so much attention to the details they cannot see the big picture. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanenglish....

Today’s episode is for Thursday, April 22, 2021. Our phrase is 'in the grips of (something).’ When we are in the grips of something, we experience something quite unpleasant over which we have no control. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanenglish.jp/InTheGripsOf Want to keep your English knowledge...

Today’s episode is for June 6, 2020. Our phrase today is ‘powers that be.’ The powers that be is a way to refer to politicians or any faceless group or organization that is responsible for large-scale decision-making. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanenglish.jp/PowersThatBe Want to keep your Engl...

Today’s Blast from the Past is for Friday, June 6, 2020. Our idiom today is ‘hard done by.’ When someone feels hard done by, they feel as if they have been mistreated or otherwise have not been treated fairly for some reason. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanenglish.jp/HardDoneBy Want to keep you...

Today’s episode is for Monday, April 19, 2021. Our adage today is ‘Rome wasn't built in a day.’ The adage Rome wasn't built in a day means if you want to create something great, it'll require time, determination and perseverance. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanenglish.jp/RomeWasntBuiltInDay Wan...