今週のワンポイント英会話 第624回 〜To keep a lid on it. 〜

To keep a lid on it. = To keep it quiet or to keep a secret.

静かにする。公にしない。

My house is very noisy.  The neighbors always call and tell us to keep a lid on it.

動画はこちら↓
https://youtu.be/7xffCNLn5sk

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今週のワンポイント英会話 第623回 〜To sweep under the carpet. 〜

To sweep under the carpet. = To hide some kind of problem.

（不都合なことを）隠す。

He tried to sweep under the carpet the fact that he failed the exam.


動画はこちら↓
https://youtu.be/3d3zFFMyqGg　

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Just another day in Nishinakajima.

Just another day. 
This morning I was greeted by a man about fifty-five. He was dressed as a female animation character. Complete with a long blonde, curly hair wig and pink and white dress with a petty coat also pink tights, pink shoes and a pink shoulder bag. I returned his greeting. 
Just another day in Nishinakajima.

~Tim~

今週のワンポイント英会話 第622回 〜Water under the bridge.〜

Water under the bridge. = An event that has already happened.

過ぎ去ったこと。

One should forget about yesterday's problems.  They are like water under the bridge.

動画はこちら↓

https://youtu.be/xGNUWgnIWo0

今週のワンポイント英会話 第621回 〜A wimp.〜

A wimp. = Someone who is not strong. A weak person.

弱虫。意気地無し。

In the negotiations with Iran, America was a wimp.

動画はこちら↓
https://youtu.be/bzi6x_H88Ik

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Ken, who the ...... ?

Ken, Ken, who the #% is Ken.
Recently someone has been putting stickers on my signboard with some comments. The person signs his name with 'Ken'.  We always wondered who it was. I imagined a guy about thirty-five, short hair and well dressed. Today I met a fellow who introduced himself as Ken. He said that he was the one that put the stickers on my sign. He was in his fifties, grey hair, dressed in an unmatched jacket, pants and sweater vest. He looked like a junior high school math teacher. Well what do you know?

~Tim~