Western Wonderful Sayings.3

Author: Sima Zhuang
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Publish Date: 2001-01-01
Features: This book is the third in the "Western Wisdom" series, collecting over 200 Western idioms and proverbs commonly used in society, all accompanied by humorous illustrations. The book is both witty and light-hearted, making it easier to remember and adding to the fun of learning. Readers can learn authentic English in a playful way, achieving twice the benefit with half the effort.
A/THE BABY BOOM
A boom refers to the rapid expansion or sudden numerical growth of something. Since our topic here is babies, a/the baby boom refers to a sudden increase in birth rates.
"The universities are filled to capacity due to the baby boom that followed the war."
"We've had a baby boom, and our hospital is becoming overcrowded," Dr. Garbos said.
A BAG OF WIND
"I wonder why people say Hagar is such an interesting man," Lily yawned. "To me he's a bag of wind."
Lily is either very unkind or very honest, because a bag of wind refers to someone who talks a lot—and tells stories that are hard to believe.
A BATTLE/WAR OF NERVES
In a battle or war, blood is shed and lives are lost. In a battle/war of nerves, the only thing lost is a lot of sweat and sleep.
That's because this refers to a tactical or psychological struggle between people, groups, or nations.
"I think there's a battle of nerves going on in the waiting room," Sigmund said.