Maggie Cramer
January 6, 2020
Common Phrases Dawn was near, but the sky was still dark. The men who guarded the Thorpe End tollgate of the quaint British town of Melton Mowbray were getting ready to wrap up their shifts.
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Maggie CramerOctober 11, 2019 Common Phrases The literal Latin translation of ad nauseam—pronounced ad naw-zee-uhm—is “to nausea” or “to sickness.”
Maggie CramerOctober 11, 2019 Common Phrases Carte blanche is an idiom that functions as a noun. The phrase was borrowed from the French language, in which it literally translates to “blank document.”
Maggie CramerOctober 11, 2019 Common Phrases The expression “cat’s in the cradle” describes a relationship in which one person doesn’t make enough time for the other.
Maggie CramerOctober 11, 2019 Common Phrases We define the expression "duly noted" and walk you through the ways in which it can be used.
Maggie CramerOctober 11, 2019 Common Phrases Et al is most commonly an abbreviation of the Latin phrase et alia, which means “and others,” with et being the Latin word for and and alia meaning others.
Maggie CramerOctober 11, 2019 Common Phrases Et tu Brute? is among the most well-known quotations in English literature. Learn where ithe phrase comes from and how to use it.
Maggie CramerOctober 11, 2019 Common Phrases Has someone ever told you to hang in there? This article will help you understand this common saying so you can use it correctly when speaking and writing.
Maggie CramerOctober 11, 2019 Common Phrases Ignorance is bliss is both an idiom and a proverb. The phrase comes from the very end of the last stanza of a poem.
Maggie CramerOctober 11, 2019 Common Phrases Even if you didn’t go to law school or have never been part of a criminal trial, you’ve probably heard the legal phrase plead the Fifth. What does it mean?