Grumble
‘Grumble’ hit me from a few angles in the last week: a challenge (to choose not to complain), a reference to thunder (grumbling and rumbling) and the assertion that the word is of Dutch origin.
Idioms and metaphors
Earlier this week I was challenged by a client when I observed that the expression ‘to kick the bucket’ was an idiom. My client was convinced that it was a metaphor. Of course, curiosity got the better of me …
Moment
In one of my ‘idle thinking’ moments I wondered: ‘How long is “a moment”?’
Resolution
Resolution:
‘a resolve or determination: to make a firm resolution to do something.’
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