We're Switching to TSU

We started off on Blogger many months ago, and we've been using other social media platforms to drive in traffic. Our goal was to generate income from Google AdSense. So far, we've only been using tsu to post links to our blogs. But tsu has generate far more revenue in a short time than AdSense has generated in a much longer time. Therefore, we are going to start moving all of our content over to tsu, posting all new content on tsu, and directing all other social media traffic to tsu. As of this moment, tsu is officially our new blogging platform. Please join us at www.tsu.co/realbloggerx.

When It Rains, It Pours

Expression: "When it rains, it pours."

Meaning: The origin of this expression is probably an area where it seldom rains, and when it does rain it rains vary hard. Over time, its usage began to mean that although something may rarely happen, it never happens in small amounts when it does. It only happens in very large numbers.

Example: "One thing after another has gone wrong today. When it rains, it pours."

Like a chicken with its head cut off

Expression: "Like a chicken with its head cut off"

Meaning: Cut the head off a chicken, and its body will run around aimlessly. Over time, this expression developed to describe someone who is obviously not a chicken, and still obviously has a head attached, but is nonetheless acting seemingly without any thought or reason.

Example: "He's running around like a chicken with its head cut off and getting nothing accomplished."

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Expression: "Don't put all your eggs in one basket."

Meaning: Eggs are fragile. If you put all of your eggs into only one basket and then accidentally drop the basket, you risk having all of your eggs break. Over time, this expression has evolved to suggest diversifying risk. In other words, do not have one point of complete failure; spread your risk so that you can still recover from multiple, small failures.

Example: "Investing all of your money into your company's stock is very risky. What if the company suddenly loses much of its value? Don't put all your eggs in one basket. You should spread your money among diversified investments."

Close, but no cigar.

Expression: "Close, but no cigar."

Meaning: Traditions of celebrating victory involve opening up bottles of champagne, smoking cigars, and much more. If you almost win something but do not, that moment to drink champagne or smoke a cigar comes very close but does not actually happen. This expression has evolved to be used even when physical cigars are not present and, in fact, when no one present ever smokes cigars.

Example: After someone comes very close to winning something but does not, anyone says, "close, but no cigar."

The ball is in your court.

Expression: "The ball is in your court."

Meaning: Think of this like a basketball game in that the team with the ball decides what happens next. The defense tries to change that, of course, but the defense is still reacting to what the offense does. Even in the absence of a court and ball, this expression has evolved to mean that whatever happens next is the other person's or group's decision.

Example: "I have offered you a good discount on this car you've always wanted, so now the ball is in your court."

Go out on a limb.

Expression: "Go out on a limb."

Meaning: Think of this like climbing up a tree and going out on one of its limbs to rescue a cat. The limbs are weaker than the trunk, so going out on a limb adds the risk of the limb breaking under your weight. If the limb breaks, depending on your height off the ground and how you fall, you may suffer injuries or even death. Over time, this expression has evolved to mean taking a risk, even when an actual tree is not involved.

Example: "I have been unemployed for a long time. My friend went out on a limb for me and recommended me for a job."