Tag: Esther

Fiction Writing, History, Idioms, Words

Idioms: Hoisted by his own Petard

by Lisa • January 27, 2021 • 2 Comments

This idiom was first used in Shakespeare’s play 𝐻𝑎𝑚𝑙𝑒𝑡, but there is an incident in the Bible that’s a perfect example of someone being hoisted by his own petard. What does this idiom mean?

Confusing Words from Healthful to Heroine

by Lisa • January 15, 2017 • 0 Comments

Is exercising daily a healthful habit or a healthy habit? Does hear or here mean in this place? Would you own a heard of goats or a herd of goats? If an animal feeds on grass, is it herbiferous or herbivorous?Is heredity or hereditary responsible for your blue eyes? Were you rescued by a hero,…