Today’s episode is for Friday, April 30, 2021. Our Word of the Day is ‘half measures.’ Half measures are actions or plans that only achieve part of what you intended to achieve. Complete your plans, don't accept half measures. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanenglish.jp/HalfMeasures
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Here are some other terms in today’s episode that may have been new for you today:
Lax: To be lax means not to enforce rules and regulations strictly. We must use care, attention and control when following rules, or we'll be lax. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/Lax
Change your tune: A person can change their tune. It doesn't mean that they sing differently, though. It means that they have changed their opinion. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/ChangeYourTune
Take the cake: Take the cake is used to describe something as the most remarkable, not in a good way, or most foolish of its kind. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/TakeTheCake
