Idiom of the day: hard to swallow - Something that someone has said is hard to swallow if it’s difficult to believe.
example: It’s hard to swallow that Macris’ cellphone was lost. She always take care of her belongings. (-_-)
Meaning: If you’re a jack of all trades, you have many skills and can do many different jobs.
*Jivad’s a real jack of all trades. He knows all about computers, can do graphic design and write advertising copy, and knows a lot of other stuff too.
*She became a jack of all trades because she was interested in learning about so many different things.
Jack of all tradeS. I remember those days when I used to play guitar. Then, drums and keyboard and violin and bass guitar. They thought that I wanted to be the jack of all trades. Well, I just wanted to learn. Who knows when they’d be usefull to me. But they were right. I need focus!
Meaning: If you’re a jack of all trades, you have many skills and can do many different jobs.
*Jivad’s a real jack of all trades. He knows all about computers, can do graphic design and write advertising copy, and knows a lot of other stuff too.
*She became a jack of all trades because she was interested in learning about so many different things.
A related idiom is TRICKS OF THE TRADE.
Meaning: These are special skills and knowledge associated with any trade or profession.
*I learned the tricks of the trade from my professor.
burn one’s bridges - to eliminate all possibilities of retreat
- make one’s decision irrevocable
“On my last day at my old job, I told my boss what I really think about the company. I guess I burned my bridges.”
The expression is derived from the idea of burning down a bridge after crossing it during a military campaign, leaving no option but to win, and motivating those who otherwise might want to retreat.
