Meaning of “Ashes to Ashes” The phrase “ashes to ashes” is part of ‘ashes to ashes, dust to dust’. It means everything that has life will one day come to an end. The phrase is generally used to quote the…
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As Thick As Thieves
Meaning of “As Thick As Thieves” The phrase “as thick as thieves” means that two persons or a group of friends are very close to each other, and help each other in a difficult time. A gang of thieves plans…
Baptism of Fire
Meaning of “Baptism of Fire” The phrase “baptism of fire” means a difficult and tough introduction to a new task, or job. It may be connected to the first experience of a newly recruited soldier of the real battlefield. As…
Sing a Song of Sixpence
Sing a Song of Sixpence by Mother Goose Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye, Four and twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie. When the pie was opened The birds began to sing— Wasn’t that a dainty…
As Safe As Houses
Meaning of “As Safe as Houses” The phrase “as safe as houses” means to feel very safe and secure. The phrase is also used for an investment value of a property. When a person buys a house he has an…
A Sight for Sore Eyes
Meaning of “A Sight for Sore Eyes” The phrase “a sight for sore eyes” is a simple way of saying that one feels glad after seeing a friend or a loved one after a long time. It is an idiom…
Digging
Digging by Seamus Heaney Between my finger and my thumb The squat pen rests; snug as a gun. Under my window, a clean rasping sound When the spade sinks into gravelly ground: My father, digging. I look down Till his…
Ballad of Birmingham
Ballad of Birmingham by Dudley Randall “Mother dear, may I go downtown Instead of out to play, And march the streets of Birmingham In a Freedom March today?” “No, baby, no, you may not go, For the dogs are fierce…
The Mower
The Mower by Philip Larkin The mower stalled, twice; kneeling, I found A hedgehog jammed up against the blades, Killed. It had been in the long grass. I had seen it before, and even fed it, once. Now I had…
As Pleased As Punch
Meaning of “As Pleased as Punch” The phrase “as pleased as punch” means to show extreme happiness or pride in achieving a task. The word punch has been derived from a 16th-century puppet character, Mr. Punch. Surprisingly, Mr. Punch’s character…
As Keen As Mustard
Meanings of “As Keen as Mustard” The phrase “as keen as mustard” means a very eager and enthusiastic person. It also means a person fond of doing something out of curiosity and enjoying it. However, its overall meanings depend on…
All of a Sudden
Meaning of “All of a Sudden” The phrase “all of a sudden” means to happen quickly and suddenly sometimes with an element of surprise and unexpectedness. It simply means that an incident occurred without warning. Origin of “All of a…
All in All
Meaning of “All in All” The phrase “all in all” means on the whole or considering the whole situation. It also means that all things have been considered before the final decision. In other words, it is the final decision…
On Being Brought from Africa to America
On Being Brought from Africa to America by Phillis Wheatley ‘Twas mercy brought me from my Pagan land, Taught my benighted soul to understand That there’s a God, that there’s a Saviour too: Once I redemption neither sought nor knew. Some view our sable…
10 Great Metaphors from Popular 1970’s Songs
Metaphors are used to compare an object or a person to something that is not directly relatable. Most lyricists use metaphorical language to describe their thoughts and emotions. It fuels the passions and tugs at heartstrings and gives the right…
London
London by William Blake I wander thro’ each charter’d street, Near where the charter’d Thames does flow. And mark in every face I meet Marks of weakness, marks of woe. In every cry of every Man, In every Infants cry…
As Pure As The Driven Snow
Meaning of “As Pure as the Driven Snow” The phrase “as pure as the driven snow” means a person who is morally pure, innocent and innocent. During a snowstorm, the snow blows and never settles. Hence its called ‘driven snow’…
When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer
When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer by Walt Whitman When I heard the learn’d astronomer, When the proofs, the figures, were ranged in columns before me, When I was shown the charts and diagrams, to add, divide, and measure them,…
As Good Luck Would Have It
Meaning of “As Good Luck Would Have It” The phrase “as good luck would have it” indicates the importance of chance in life. It is mostly used in a positive sense when a person succeeds without putting much effort. In…
As Happy As a Clam
Meaning of “As Happy as a Clam” The phrase “as happy as a clam” is derived from the full phrase “happy as a clam at high water” where “high water” means the tidal waves. The phrase means very happy and…