English Idiom ~ You reap what you sow - PART 2

You reap what you sow
...can also mean ~

日本語のイディオム＝悪因悪果

"Evil cause, evil effect."

In English we often use the Sanskrit (梵語) word karma with the same meaning/feeling.

We sometimes "What goes around comes around."

Do you remember this song by Justin Timberlake?

English Idioms! 英語のイディオム ~ you reap what you sow

What you reap is what you sow

日本語のイディオム-自業自得
“One’s act, one’s profit.”

reap (something) ~ to cut and collect a crop 

(例えば wheat-小麦)from a field

sow ~ to plant or spread seeds 

" If you treat your friends like that, of course they drop you. You reap what you sow in this life."

phrasal verb 句動詞 Cut up

cut up = cut into smaller pieces
"We had to cut up an old wooden floor platform so the garbage men can collect it."
バラバラに切断する OR 細かく切り離され

We can separate this phrasal verb ~ cut something up
"After cutting the tree down, the logger cut it up into logs."

"He is cutting the paper up."

"If you have a large item to throw away you need to buy a special ticket and schedule a pick up. If you can cut it up it's cheaper."

Three ways to use 放題 in English

Do you like 食べ放題? How about 飲み放題? Me too! Here are 3 ways to us 放題 in English, they are all a little different!

食べ放題 ~All you can eat

やりたい放題 ~ Do whatever you want

海外パケットし放題 ~ Unlimited data usage (overseas)

Like always/As usual ~ 相変わらず

Like always/As usual ~ 相変わらず

How was work today?

Boring, as usual. (相変わらずつまらないです。)

How do I look?

Beautiful as always! (相変わらずキレイよ！)

英語のイディオム - A walk in the park (中級)

Last week we learned how to use the word walk as a noun and a verb. Today let's learn the idiom 

A walk in the park

Look at the following example sentence:

"I was never very good at sports in high school but my brother played rugby and hockey and won many trophies. Athletics were hard for me but a walk in the park for my brother."

Can you guess the meaning? If something is a walk in the park is it difficult or easy?

So... a walk in the park means something is very easy, not difficult at all. I bet you figured that out!

"I aced the math exam, it was a walk in the park."
[ace verb ace something (informal) to be successful in something]

What is easy for you? What's a walk in the park? Did you have an experience once that was a walk in the park?

"Passed the test with an A+! It was a walk in the park..."

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明けましておめでとうございます！！！

Happy New everyone! Wishing you the 

best in 2016 :)