https://padlet.com/hwnryu/vwun45l8nkb1ybr1 Idioms, meanings, and origin en-us 2023-05-04 02:50:39 UTC 2025-10-17 20:45:57 UTC hello@padlet.com hwnryu https://padlet.com/hwnryu/vwun45l8nkb1ybr1/wish/2577607153 1. Idiom: "It's not rocket science"

2. Meaning: It means "It's not complicated".

3. Origin: This idiom originated from how hard studying rocket science is and how, compared to that, whatever you are talking about is much easier.]]> 2023-05-04 02:51:44 UTC https://padlet.com/hwnryu/vwun45l8nkb1ybr1/wish/2577607153 https://padlet.com/hwnryu/vwun45l8nkb1ybr1/wish/2584626977 1break a leg
2,it means ,good luck
3this idiom orginates from which is known to be a bit superstitious. Performers believed saying “good luck” would actually bring bad luck on stage, so they’d tell one another to “break a leg” instead. That way, the opposite would happen. Instead of breaking a leg, the performer would put on a flawless performance. 

]]> 2023-05-10 01:25:12 UTC https://padlet.com/hwnryu/vwun45l8nkb1ybr1/wish/2584626977 https://padlet.com/hwnryu/vwun45l8nkb1ybr1/wish/2584630259 the pen is mightier than the sword
펜은 칼보다 강하다

It means It is a metaphor for the fact that the delivery of thoughts, media, writings, and information is more influential than direct violence.

Origin: this idiom originates from Similar words have been expressed in various forms, but the sentence was first spoken in the historical drama "Richelieu; Or the Conspiracy" published in 1839 by British author Edward Bulwer Return.

It is used as a slogan for Keio University in Japan]]> 2023-05-10 01:27:17 UTC https://padlet.com/hwnryu/vwun45l8nkb1ybr1/wish/2584630259 https://padlet.com/hwnryu/vwun45l8nkb1ybr1/wish/2584631757 Idiom:to have butterflies in one’s stomach

Meaning:anxious and have a nervous feeling in your stomach

Origin: This idioms originates from the object of your affections might inspire a sensation that can be described as having butterflies in one’s stomach. Imagine if you actually had a bunch of butterflies in your tummy—it would probably feel kind of strange and fluttery. This idiom can refer to anything that makes you nervous, whether that’s someone you have a crush on or a big speech.]]> 2023-05-10 01:28:14 UTC https://padlet.com/hwnryu/vwun45l8nkb1ybr1/wish/2584631757 https://padlet.com/hwnryu/vwun45l8nkb1ybr1/wish/2584635638 1. Idiom: Beat around the bush

2. Meaning: To avoid talking about what is important.

3. Origin: The origin of the idiom 'beating around the bush' is associated with hunting. In medieval times, hunters hired men to beat the area around bushes with sticks in order to flush out game taking cover underneath.]]> 2023-05-10 01:30:34 UTC https://padlet.com/hwnryu/vwun45l8nkb1ybr1/wish/2584635638 https://padlet.com/hwnryu/vwun45l8nkb1ybr1/wish/2584638239 1.idiom:break a leg
2.meaning:good luck
3.this idiom originated from French actor Sarah Burnhart underwent surgery to amputate her leg in 1915. However, even after that, his popularity as an actor did not fade, but rather shone. Therefore, the expression "Break a Leg" was born to mean good luck.]]> 2023-05-10 01:31:49 UTC https://padlet.com/hwnryu/vwun45l8nkb1ybr1/wish/2584638239 https://padlet.com/hwnryu/vwun45l8nkb1ybr1/wish/2584638993 Burn the midnight oil
Burning the midnight oil means to stay up all night or very late into the night pursuing an activity such as working or studying.

This idiom orginates from the first person known to have referred to 'the midnight oil' in print was the English author Francis Quarles wrote in Emblemes, 1635:]]> 2023-05-10 01:31:59 UTC https://padlet.com/hwnryu/vwun45l8nkb1ybr1/wish/2584638993 https://padlet.com/hwnryu/vwun45l8nkb1ybr1/wish/2584639293 1.idiom "no pain no gain"
2. meaning it means "used to say that it is necessary to suffer or work hard in order to succeed or make progress."
3.Origin"It came into prominence after 1982 when actress Jane Fonda began to produce a series of aerobics workout videos. "]]> 2023-05-10 01:32:12 UTC https://padlet.com/hwnryu/vwun45l8nkb1ybr1/wish/2584639293 https://padlet.com/hwnryu/vwun45l8nkb1ybr1/wish/2584641449 1. Idiom: Break a leg
2. Meaning: Good luck
3. Origin: It’s believed to have originated in the American theatre scene in the early 20th century.]]> 2023-05-10 01:33:34 UTC https://padlet.com/hwnryu/vwun45l8nkb1ybr1/wish/2584641449 https://padlet.com/hwnryu/vwun45l8nkb1ybr1/wish/2584641740 1.idioms: kick the bucket
2:meaning: It means "die".
3.origin: This idiom originates from the fact that a man would tie a rope around his neck, secure the other end tightly to a tree branch while standing on a bucket. He would then proceed to kick the bucket out from under himself, thus killing himself. ]]> 2023-05-10 01:33:46 UTC https://padlet.com/hwnryu/vwun45l8nkb1ybr1/wish/2584641740 https://padlet.com/hwnryu/vwun45l8nkb1ybr1/wish/2584642187 1.bite a bullet
2.it means do something unpleasant or painful because it is necessary even though you would like to avoid it.
3.this idiom originates from the practice of having a patient clench a bullet in their teeth as a way to cope with the pain of a surgical procedure without anesthetic.]]> 2023-05-10 01:34:06 UTC https://padlet.com/hwnryu/vwun45l8nkb1ybr1/wish/2584642187 https://padlet.com/hwnryu/vwun45l8nkb1ybr1/wish/2584643868 1. Idioms : "Break a leg"
2. Meaning : It means "Good Luck"
3. Origin : This idiom originates from French actor Sarah Burnhart underwent surgery to amputate her leg in 1915. However, even after that, his popularity as an actor did not fade, but rather shone. Therefore, the expression "Break a Leg" was born to mean good luck.]]> 2023-05-10 01:35:17 UTC https://padlet.com/hwnryu/vwun45l8nkb1ybr1/wish/2584643868 https://padlet.com/hwnryu/vwun45l8nkb1ybr1/wish/2584644702 1. Idiom 
 Beat a dead horse
2. Meaning
 The meaning of this is "to make a fruitless effort"
3.Origin
 It is an expression derived from the story of Aesop, "Shepherds and Wolves." When the shepherd shouted "Wolf" because he was bored, people came to crow I've been messing around a lot, and I've seen a real wolf
It's a fairy tale that people didn't come because they thought it was a lie.

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2.Meaning: In a word, a proverb that means that a person who makes a loud noise on the outside has no substance
3.Origin:"The dog also looks back at the dog that bites." If a dog is clever and fierce, that year It means that he is afraid of somebody and is rather good to them. A new proverb is bound to emerge in a changing world. The saying "There is a dog that bites while screaming" has emerged.]]> 2023-05-10 01:37:10 UTC https://padlet.com/hwnryu/vwun45l8nkb1ybr1/wish/2584646460 https://padlet.com/hwnryu/vwun45l8nkb1ybr1/wish/2584648091 1.idiom: cat got your tongue?
 2.Meaning: it means "Are you unable to speak?” , “Why are you not saying anything?”
3.origin: The expression originated from sailors in the 1800s, and was related to 'cat-o'-nine-tails', a whip used to punish sailors at the time.They were whipped to such an extent that they lost consciousness, and it was difficult for them to speak.]]> 2023-05-10 01:38:25 UTC https://padlet.com/hwnryu/vwun45l8nkb1ybr1/wish/2584648091 https://padlet.com/hwnryu/vwun45l8nkb1ybr1/wish/2584651204 1. Idiom: "When the pigs fly"
2. Meaning: When there is no chance of something ever happening.
3. Origin: It's not sure about the origin of this idiom.
But the most generous consensus is that the term originated
either in Germany or Scotland, as there are plenty of examples of its use as a way to describe that is physically impossible.]]> 2023-05-10 01:40:44 UTC https://padlet.com/hwnryu/vwun45l8nkb1ybr1/wish/2584651204 https://padlet.com/hwnryu/vwun45l8nkb1ybr1/wish/2584651933 idiom: hot potato
meaning: drop a hot potato that means to avoid people or things quickly.
origin: The origin of the term “hot potato” comes from the mid-1800s. It is a derivative of the older saying, “to drop like a hot potato.” The meaning of the two sayings is identical, and they both refer to abandoning someone or something quickly and unexpectedly.]]> 2023-05-10 01:41:20 UTC https://padlet.com/hwnryu/vwun45l8nkb1ybr1/wish/2584651933 https://padlet.com/hwnryu/vwun45l8nkb1ybr1/wish/2584652042 1.Idiom: "A dime a dozen"

2.Meaning: It means "showing that something is very common, easily obtainable, or available in large quantities."

3.Origin: Stores would have weekly flyer sales and advertise items at a literal price of a dime for one dozen, like a dozen eggs or a dozen cookies. I think that’s where the phrase “cheaper by the dozen” came from, as well.]]> 2023-05-10 01:41:25 UTC https://padlet.com/hwnryu/vwun45l8nkb1ybr1/wish/2584652042 https://padlet.com/hwnryu/vwun45l8nkb1ybr1/wish/2584654685 1. Idiom: Draw the line 
2. meaning:  To stop before a point where something okay gets not okay
3. Origin : this Idiom originates from It is said that a village draws a line in the middle of the square to recruit men to go to war, and those who participate in the war stand on the right side of the line and those who remain in the village without participating in the war stand on the left side of the line.


]]> 2023-05-10 01:43:27 UTC https://padlet.com/hwnryu/vwun45l8nkb1ybr1/wish/2584654685 https://padlet.com/hwnryu/vwun45l8nkb1ybr1/wish/2584655168 1,Idioms: Taste of your own medicine.
2,Meaning:harsh or unpleasant treatment that is like the treatment someone has given orther people.
3,origin:Aesop's famous story about a swindler who sells fake medicine, claiming that it can cure anithing.]]> 2023-05-10 01:43:51 UTC https://padlet.com/hwnryu/vwun45l8nkb1ybr1/wish/2584655168 https://padlet.com/hwnryu/vwun45l8nkb1ybr1/wish/2584655716 Midom: Spill the beans
Meaning: Speak casually
Origin: The origin of English ideological spill the beans is
It goes back to ancient Greece.
The people of the old days, to vote
White beans that mean positivity
Black beans, which means denial
They put it in the bottle so it can't be seen.
Then, accidentally or deliberately, he fell the disease
the secret ballot results will be revealed
English Idea Spill the Beans has begun


]]> 2023-05-10 01:44:13 UTC https://padlet.com/hwnryu/vwun45l8nkb1ybr1/wish/2584655716 https://padlet.com/hwnryu/vwun45l8nkb1ybr1/wish/2584657216 ldiom:Hold your horses
Meaning:to tells one to stop and consider carefully there dicision or opinion about somthing
Origin:This idoim originates from a term commonly heard on New York's Erie Canal in the early-to-mid-19th century. At this time, a high proportion of transportation logistics was carried out with barges towed by horses on the tow-paths that ran alongside the water.]]> 2023-05-10 01:45:24 UTC https://padlet.com/hwnryu/vwun45l8nkb1ybr1/wish/2584657216 https://padlet.com/hwnryu/vwun45l8nkb1ybr1/wish/2584659288
1. Idiom : come rain or shine
2. Meaning : It means "No matter what happens"]]> 2023-05-10 01:46:51 UTC https://padlet.com/hwnryu/vwun45l8nkb1ybr1/wish/2584659288