English idiom~英語のイディオム "All over the place"

All over the place 

This idiom has 2 meanings 

1. everywhere 
"Starbucks has become very popular in Tokyo. New cafes are opening all over the place." = There are Starbucks cafes everywhere now.

2. not neat; not well organized 
"Your desk is a mess! You've got files all over the place. How can you find anything?" = Your desk is unorganized, it must be difficult to find the file you need.

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English Idiom (英語のイディオム) - Heads up! - (注意喚起)

Heads up is a common expression in English. You may have heard it on a TV show or in a movie. It is usually used in 2 ways.

1. as a noun - an advance warning of something.

Harry: "The boss is in a bad mood today so I would try to stay away from him."

Mike: "Thanks for the heads up Harry."

"I wanted to give you a heads up that I'll be out of the office tomorrow."

"Coconuts may fall from this tree so I wanna give you a heads up."

2. as an adjective - showing that someone is alert and paying attention

"Great passing! That was a heads up play, good job!"

*When your head is down you can't see what's happening around you well.
Your eyes are looking down. 

When your head is up you can see what is happening around you much better. You can see danger coming early, you are alert and paying attention.

Ball is coming! Heads up!

English Idioms! 英語のイディオム ~ Nothing ventured, nothing gained

Nothing ventured, nothing gained

日本語のイディオム＝虎穴に入らずんば虎子を得ず。

“If you do not enter the tiger’s cave, you will not catch its cub.”

 Bill: "Should I ask my boss for a promotion?" 

Jane: "Yes you should! Nothing ventured, nothing gained."

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."

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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Idiom 英語のイディオム Like father, like son - 蛙の子は蛙

蛙の子は蛙。

“Child of a frog is a frog.”

Like father, like son

英語のイディオム - Keep your eyes peeled/Keep your eyes open

英語のイディオム Keep your eyes peeled/Keep your eyes open

= be on the alert; watch carefully for something.

"Keep your eyes peeled for a pay phone."

"We're lost! Keep your eyes open for a street sign."