What would you think if someone tells you “you got this”? If you hear it for the first time you might think it means that you have something, but actually the expression means “you can do it”. Usually people say this in order to encourage someone who faces a uneasy task or a challenge. Here’s […]
Save the date: what does it mean
‘Save the date’ literally means ’save this day on your calendar and plan nothing on this date, so you won’t miss the event’. Presenters, bloggers, and various public figures use this phrase when they announce the important dates. Here’s an example from Vox’s newsletter. As you can see, the subject of the message says […]
When ‘so long’ doesn’t mean ‘so long’
I don’t remember when I first heard this expression ‘so long’ and what I thought about it (probably that it was about something that is really long). But I remember very well when I decided to look it up in a dictionary. It was because of James Blunt’s song So long Jimmy. And I remember […]