介绍:
1) Wake-up call
-Arsenal FC's terrible loss against a small team was a wake-up call.
-The better sales of other competitors was a wake-up call for the company.
-The gang's bank robbery was a wake-up call to the disorganized police force.
Definition: An event acts as a wake-up call if it makes people more aware of a danger.
Etymology: Refers to irritating wake-up calls.
Other examples:
A. The pain in my neck is a wake-up call that I should spend less time in front of a computer.
B. The crazy housing prices are a wake-up call that something must be wrong with our economy.
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2) Break bad
-You are a straight up man, you are not going to break bad.
-All parents do everything they can to prevent their children from breaking bad.
-Noah used to volunteer at the homeless shelter before he broke bad.
Definition: To go bad, or turn immoral.
Etymology: This phrase was popularized by TV series Breaking bad.
Other examples:
A.The most dreadful thing that can happen to a parent is that their children break bad after entering puberty.
B. He used to be a good child but he broke bad after his parents got divorced.
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3) Better the devil you know (than the devil you don't)
-Although Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton both have pros and cons, better the devil you know than the devil you don't.
- I suggested that my brother stay at his current engineering job over a customer service job, better the devil you know than the devil you don't.
- Elina turned down the super hot surfer-biker-tattoo artist guy to stay with her boring hard working boyfriend, better the devil you know than the devil you don't.
Definition: It implies that it is better to deal with an uncomfortable situation you know, than an uncomfortable situation that could be much worse.
Etymology:
This proverb dates back to the 14th century. When the English retook control of The Isle Of Man from the Scots in January 1315, the Scottish King Edward the Bruce invaded Ireland.
The term 'Better the devil you know than the devil you don't' is often accredited to this time period because the Irish were familiar with British hegemony but knew little about Scottish rule. The Irish ended up going through famine with Scottish rule.
Other examples:
A. Lucy says she is not satisfied with both candidates for the neighborhood committee election . But she has decided to vote for the older one, better the devil you know than the devil you don't.
B. The boss told him to choose between Hong Kong and Canada in order to avoid unemployment. He has decided to be based in Hong Kong since at least it's closer to home, better the devil you know.
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