‘Down to the Wire’
Definition: used to denote a situation whose outcome is not decided until the very last minute (Source: New Oxford American Dictionary) The phrase ‘down to the wire’ originates from 19th Read More
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Definition: used to denote a situation whose outcome is not decided until the very last minute (Source: New Oxford American Dictionary) The phrase ‘down to the wire’ originates from 19th Read More
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fete /fāt, fet/ Definition: noun; 1. a day of celebration; holiday: The Fourth of July is a great American fete. 2. a festive celebration or entertainment: The ball was the greatest fete of the Read More
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Idle words, idle silence — neither have any place in crisis communications and reputation management. Every word and every silence must serve a purpose. We are often asked by clients: Read More
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Definition: something intended to disguise or draw attention away from an often embarrassing or unpleasant issue (Source: Merriam Webster) The origin of the phrase ‘smoke and mirrors’ comes from when Read More
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Irascible /iˈrasəb(ə)l/ adj; 1. easily provoked to anger; very irritable: an irascible old man. 2. characterized or produced by anger: an irascible response. (Source: Webster’s New Universal Unabridged Dictionary) Etymology: from Late Latin irāscibilis, equivalent to Latin irasc, equivalent to Read More
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Definition: Die (Source: New Oxford American Dictionary) No one really knows for certain where the phrase ‘kick the bucket’ originates from. One theory says that when people would hang themselves or Read More
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Definition: Used to ask someone why he or she is not saying anything. (Source: Merriam-Webster) Today, we use the phrase ‘cat got your tongue’ in a very lighthearted context. However, Read More
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Malinger /məˈliNGɡər/ verb; to pretend illness, especially in order to shirk one’s duty, avoid work, etc. Date first recorded in English: 1810-1820. Etymology: French, malingre, sickly, ailing; equivalent to mal– and Read More
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