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Today’s episode is for Sunday, October 4, 2020. Our phrase today is 'put (someone) up on a pedestal.  We all have experiences of putting someone we admired up on a pedestal as an example of perfection only to be let down later. You can read along as you listen by following this link : https://bit.ly/AePutUpOnAPedestal Want to keep your English knowledge sharp? Try my weekly quizzes . Visit Ar...

Today’s episode is for Saturday, October 3, 2020. Our idiom today is 'not your cup of tea.' When something is not your cup of tea, it's not your style, or you don't really like it. You can say something you like is your cup of tea. You can read along as you listen by following this link : http://bit.ly/aeNotYourCupOfTea Want to keep your English knowledge sharp? Try my weekly quizzes. Visit Artisa...

Hey there, thank you for visiting my podcast. Today’s episode is for Friday, October 3, 2020. Our Word of the Day is ‘make do.'  To make do means to manage to live or survive with less than what you want or less than is necessary until you can acquire more later. You can read along as you listen by following this link : http://bit.ly/aeMakeDo Here are some other terms that may have been new f...

Today’s episode is for Thursday, October 1, 2020. Our phrase today is 'famous last words.' To use the phrase famous last words after someone has shown overconfidence is to make an ironic comment about their arrogance. You can read along as you listen by following this link : http://bit.ly/aeFamousLastWords Here are some other terms that may have been new for you today: Step out on someone : To ste...

Today’s episode is for Monday, September 28, 2020. Our Word of the Day is ‘serendipity’.    Serendipity is the fact of finding interesting or valuable things entirely by accident or chance, but you need to go places to make it work. You can read along as you listen by following this link: http://bit.ly/aeSerendipity Here is another term that may have been new for you today: Get your hand...

Today’s episode is for September 27, 2020. Our Word of the Day is ‘dither’.  People who dither hesitate when making decisions. Unfortunately, they rarely take advantage of opportunities in a timely fashion. You can read along as you listen by following this link: http://bit.ly/aeDither Here are some other new terms that may have been new for you today: Reality Check : A reality check occurs w...

Today’s episode is for September 25, 2020. Our proverb today is 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it.'   If it ain't broke, don't fix it means you should not adopt newer tech when the old stuff still works. It's a conservative way of thinking. You can read along as you listen by following this link: http://bit.ly/aeIfItAintBroke Here are some other new terms that may have been new for you today:...

Hey, nice to see you here.  This episode is for Saturday, September 26, 2020.  Our Word of the Day is ‘reality check.’   A reality check occurs when you leave your opinions about an issue behind and instead focus only on the facts, or in other words, reality.  You can read along as you listen by following this link : https://bit.ly/aeRealityCheck

Today’s episode is for September 20, 2020. Our Phrase for today is 'bet your bottom dollar.'  {Use SEO snippet} You can read along as you listen by following this link: If someone uses the phrase bet your bottom dollar, it's a sign that they are sure what they say will happen is going to happen. Here are some other new terms that may have been new for you today: Put your money where your mout...

Hey, thanks so much for visiting my podcast today. I sincerely hope you learned something new. Yeah, I know the AI voice is not perfect, but I simply don't have the time to do all the recording myself. Maybe one day I will. Today’s episode is for September 19, 2020. Our Words of the Day are 'bromance' and 'man crush.'  A bromance is a close, non-sexual relationship between two men. A man-crus...

Thanks for visiting this Friday episode for September 18, 2020. Our idiom today is 'play someone like a fiddle.'  Today’s episode is for M/D,2020.  If you can play someone like a fiddle, you can easily and skillfully manipulate them to do what you want them to do. You can read along as you listen by following this link: http://bit.ly/aePlayLikeAFiddle Here are some other new terms that m...

Today’s episode is for September 17, 2020. Our saying today is 'patience is a virtue.'  Patience is a virtue, means the ability to wait for something without becoming angry or annoyed is a good quality for a human to have. You can read along as you listen by following this link: http://bit.ly/aePatienceIsAVirtue Here are some other new terms that may have been new for you today: Take in Strid...

Today’s episode is for September 14, 2020. Our phrase is 'ring off the hook.  If you hear someone say the phone is ringing off the hook, they mean there are many incoming calls. It's from the days of rotary phones. You can read along as you listen by following this link: https://bit.ly/aeRingOffTheHook. 

This episode is for September 13, 2020. Our phase for today is 'no end in sight.'  The phrase no end in sight is often used in adverse situations such as heatwaves, pandemics etc. when you don't know when they will end.  You can read along as you listen by following this link:  http://bit.ly/aeNo-End-In-Sight

Today’s episode is for September 12, 2020. Our phrase today is 'not lift a finger.' Not lifting a finger means to do nothing at all. If you're relaxing, it's a good thing, but you're lazy if you are refusing to help others. You can read along as you listen by following this link: http://bit.ly/aeNotLiftAFinger Here is another new term that may have been new for you today: To thine own self be true...

Today’s episode is for September 11, 2020. Our phrase for today is 'Dawn on you.'  When something dawns on you, it suddenly becomes evident to you. Often something will dawn on you when you're not thinking about it. You can read along as you listen by following this link: http://bit.ly/aeDawnOnYou  Here are some other new terms that may have been new for you today: Eureka : Eureka is use...

Today’s episode is for September 10, 2020. Our phrase for today is 'to thine own self be true'.  To thine own self be true is a quote from Shakespeare's play, Hamlet. It means be honest with yourself, and things will work out for the best. You can read along as you listen by following this link: http://bit.ly/aeToThineOwnSelfBeTrue

Today’s episode is for September 7, 2020. Our idiom for today is 'stick a fork in it.'  The Idiom 'stick a fork in it' means something is finished or over. It can also mean someone has been defeated in a game, argument etc. You can read along as you listen by following this link:  https://www.artisanenglish.jp/debate-and-discussion-online/stick-a-fork-in-it/ Here are some other new terms...

Today’s episode is for September 6, 2020. Our Word of the Day is ‘rude awakening.'  A rude awakening means that someone is unpleasantly surprised to realize that they are wrong when they were convinced they were correct. You can read along as you listen by following this link: https://www.artisanenglish.jp/debate-and-discussion-online/ rude-awakening /

Today’s episode is for September 5, 2020. Our Word of the Day is ‘obelisk.’  Obelisks were first made by the Egyptians to honour important people or events. They are made out of one piece of stone tapered to one end. You can read along as you listen by following this link:  https://www.artisanenglish.jp/debate-and-discussion-online/ obelisk /  Here are some other new terms that may...

Well, thank you very much for visiting the ArtisanEnglish.jp podcast. I greatly appreciate it. Today’s episode is for September 4, 2020. Our idiom for the day is 'cut your teeth.' Cut your teeth means to gain practice and experience at something. Often you cut your teeth on easy things then move on to complicated stuff. When a baby begins to get their first teeth, the teeth have to break through t...

It's nice to be back after two days off. I'm feeling relaxed, refreshed and rejuvenated. Today’s episode is for September 3, 2020. Our Word of the Day is ‘worrywart’.  A worrywart is a person who is prone to worry excessively. If someone you know worries about anything and everything, they are a worrywart. You can read along as you listen by following this link: https://www.artisanenglish.jp/...

My oh my oh my. It's the last day of August. Where does the time go? Today’s episode is for August 31, 2020. Our Word of the Day is 'splash money around.'  When you splash money around, you spend a lot of money buying things that you don't need and could do without. You can read along as you listen by following this link: https://www.artisanenglish.jp/debate-and-discussion-online/ splash-mone...

Today’s episode is for August 30, 2020. Today's proverb is 'Forewarned is forearmed; to be prepared is half the victory.  Forewarned is forearmed is good advice on preparing for the future. It means it's better to know what is going to happen before it happens. You can read along as you listen by following this link: https://www.artisanenglish.jp/debate-and-discussion-online/ forewarned-is-fo...

As always, thank you for listening. Today’s episode is for August 29, 2020. Our phrase for the day is ‘close to home.’  When something affects you personally or deeply, it hits close to home. Harsh words can also hit close to home. You can read along as you listen by following this link: https://www.artisanenglish.jp/debate-and-discussion-online/ close-to-home / Here are some other new terms...