Animal idioms enrich our language and add vivid imagery to what we say. Most of the time we don’t even stop to think about what we are saying. Some idioms we say, like 𝑎 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑔 𝑖𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑎𝑡, create a hilarious picture if you think about them.
Let’s say you own a business and are looking to hire customer service people. You would want to hire people who could understand the customer’s wants and aggravations. You would want to hire those who could really help your customers out. UPS has not done so. They used to but not anymore.
If you want to learn more about Jezebel than you were taught in Sunday School, then this is the book for you.
Cats are beautiful, inquisitive creatures. And they are known for being nosy or curious. Curiosity killed the cat is a warning against being so nosy or curious.
How do you spend your time when you’re sick on your birthday? What should you have done? Have you ever heard of Maggie Dickson, the woman who survived hanging? Would you like to meet a Burmese python in the Florida Everglades? And what would you do if you woke up and found your town covered in a snowfall of cocoa powder?
The Kensingtons invite you to the society wedding of the decade. There’s just one hitch. You might not make it out alive.
On the Fourth of July, we celebrate our freedom from England and the birth of our nation. And July is also the month I was born. Besides writing about the Fourth and birthdays, a magical world is somehow created by a never-ending rain, and you’re left a cabin in the woods by an unknown uncle.
Welcome to the Killer Lines Crime Fiction Festival, the place for star writers of the genre to meet their adoring fans. But be careful—this year the murders don’t take place just on the page.
What is a portmanteau? According to dictionary.com and Merriam Webster, a portmanteau is a leather trunk or suitcase that opens up into two halves. But a portmanteau is also a word or part of a word made by combining the spellings and meanings of two or more other words or word parts.
The Nuevo Muyor isn’t your ordinary hotel. The patrons must be wealthy, but they are treated to exceptional luxury and privacy. They can’t ask too many questions though.
