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You Could Cut the Air with a Knife

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Cinnie Noble

Have you ever heard this idiom – ‘you could cut the air with a knife’? Generally-speaking, it is a term that describes a tense situation between people and, at times, there is a sense of foreboding that something unpleasant is … Continue reading →

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Telling Tales Out of School

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Cinnie Noble

I don’t recall the first time I heard the expression “telling tales out of school”. When I searched for the meaning of this expression, I discovered this specific statement is the oldest of three expressions of the same ilk (“talking … Continue reading →

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Making a mountain out of a molehill

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Cinnie Noble

When we begin to experience irritation about something happening with another person, our thoughts and feelings sometimes go to places that are not helpful for the situation and relationship with the other person. We may not always be aware of … Continue reading →

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