Idiom of the Week
Archive - April 2006
“John stared out the window a moment as he debated whether he should say anything, or just let sleeping dogs lie.”
From Take the Bull by the Horns, p. 45
Let sleeping dogs lie- v. similar to the idiom “Don’t rock the boat”; refrain from raising an issue or causing a problem
- “I disagree with the decision to carry only organic produce, but I won’t fight it. I’ll let sleeping dogs lie.”
With his wife's birthday and the most important business trip of the year falling on the same weekend, Ray found himself between a rock and a hard place.
Between a rock and a hard place- in a very difficult position; facing a hard decision.
- “Trying to please two supervisors is like being between a rock and a hard place.”
"Before he left the office, Jey also had to touch base with Yoko and Karl on another specification change from the design engineers."
From Touch All the Bases, p. 21
Touch base with – v. renew contact or communicate with; in baseball, a runner must touch the bases while advancing around the diamond.
• “I touched base with my former professor and got some good advice from him.”
Bill knew if he could get one Futrure 500 client hooked on his consulting services he would finally be swimming with the big fish.
Hook- n. An implement used to catch fish.
Hooked- v. To grab hold of; get attached to;to capture or captivate.
- Taylor is so hooked on his new iPod he can't leave home without it.
To swim with the big fish- to be successful with the most recognized people in a field; to be powerful.
- To swim with the big fish, Bernard knew his company needed to expand.
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