Wiping the Slate Clean

“Cleaning the slate” or “wiping the slate clean” is a term used to start things anew and to create the opportunity to start over without any judgments or prejudice. This idiom is very appropriate for the ending of a tumultuous 2016 with many twists, turns, and...

Illustrating This Pain in My Neck

Excerpt from my book about “body idioms” – This Pain In My Neck – Truths Underlying Common Things We Say.   “This pain in my neck”  Meaning: To pinpoint a source of annoyance, a nuisance, an irritant.  Origin: Original phrase, “pain in the arse...