Easter Sunday

Easter Sunday

Easter Sunday and Christmas are the 2 days when almost everyone goes to church.

Good Friday

Today is Good Friday.
It is a statutory holiday in North America.
All employees get a holiday.

Good Friday comes from the Easter holiday of the Christian religion.
Monday is Easter Monday, but Easter Monday is not a statutory holiday.
Only government workers get a holiday on Easter Monday.

dog's breakfast ...

... is an expression meaning:
 a mess, a collection of objects which are not related, put together without any order

For example: His apartment looked like a dog's breakfast.

having a ball ...

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... is an expression meaning: having fun

For example: He was having a ball until the stock market crashed.

rebar ...

'rebar' is a slang abbreviation for 'reinforcing bar', which are the iron bars in concrete which help prevent concrete from breaking apart.

"Out of the frying pan, and into the fire" ...

... is an expression which means:

   One problem ends, but another (bigger) problem begins.

cat

'cat' is the animal,

 but it is also slang for 'caterpillar': the big piece of construction equipment.

Caterpillars are used to move heavy objects at construction sites.

diagonal

A lot of people can't remember the difference between 'horizontal' and 'vertical'.

'Horizontal' means: a straight line running from left to right, like the horizon.

'Vertical' means: a straight line running up and down.

'Diagonal' means a straight line running at a tilted angle, as below.

Best Before Date ...

... is the date that is stamped on packaged food.
You're not supposed to eat food if the date is past (if the date is before today's date).

I'm a little under the weather today. ...

... is an expression which means: I'm feeling a little sick today.

The color gray is normally spelled with the letter 'a' in U.S. English,
but the colour grey is normally spelled with the letter 'e' in British English.

carpenter's pencil ...

... is a pencil with flat sides, so that it can't roll away when you put it down on a flat surface.

These pencils are often used by carpenters.

There's no use crying over spilt milk. ...

... is an expression which means:

There is no point in thinking about the past, because the past cannot be changed.

bear

A bear - in slang, means: a big dangerous person, or a big dangerous problem

In business slang, a "bear market" is when the stock market goes down. Bears are slow and dangerous.

The opposite of a bear market is a bull market. That is when the stock market goes up. Bulls are fast and powerful. A "bear" is someone who thinks that the stock market will go down. The adjective is "bearish". For example: "He's bearish on gold." means: He thinks that the price of gold will go down.

in a stew / to stew ...

... is an expression which means: to be worried or upset

It comes from the idea of being hot and bubbling for a long time.

for example: He was stewing over the lost lottery ticket.

"carrot and stick"

... is an expression meaning: to motivate someone to do something by using rewards (carrots) and punishment (stick). This expression comes from the idea of making a donkey walk by holding a carrot in front of its face (or hitting it with a stick).

for example: You want your child to do their homework. The carrot is: going out to a movie. The stick is: no dinner.

small potatoes ...

... is an expression that means: not important, or not a lot of money.

For example:
 "He made $40,000 playing hockey in 1969, but today that's small potatoes."

First Day of Spring

Last Day of Winter

It's the end of winter, sort of.

This is a Hindu temple.

triskaidekaphobia

"triskaidekaphobia" means "fear of the number 13".


In North America, the number 13 is bad luck.
Elevators do not have a 13th floor.


Some people also believe that the day "Friday the 13th" is bad luck (for example, March 13).


Black cats are also bad luck.

Mickey Dee's ...

... is slang for: MacDonald's

It's spring today, but it will be winter tomorrow.