count your blessings

2013年5月17日 星期五

"Count your blessings" means "to think about the good things in your life, often to stop yourself becoming too unhappy about the bad things."

Eg. School children today should count their blessings. At least they're not beaten for talking in class as we were.

A bird in the hand (is worth two in the bush).

A bird in the hand (is worth two in the bush). means
something that you say which means it is better to keep what you have than to risk losing it by trying to get something better
Eg. If I were you I'd accept the money they're offering. After all, a bird in the hand...

on the brink of a (nervous breakdown)

2013年5月3日 星期五

on the brink of something: (brink: edge, verge)
if someone or something is on the brink of a situation, that situation is likely to happen soon.

eg. The country is on the brink of civil war.

down-at-heel

2013年4月19日 星期五

"down-at-heel" means badly dressed or in a bad condition because of a lack of money.

eg. When I first met her she was down-at-heel but still respectable.
The play was set in a down-at-heel hotel in post-war Germany.