Hi. I'm back!
Sometimes i really think that there's a huge problem with English idioms Seriously!
Let's take some common idioms for e.g.
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Dig your own grave
Initially, it means to do something stupid or whatsoever that cause their own downfall.
But if you really decipher it properly, it has another meaning.
It actually means that the person is so well-planned and prepared to the extend that he even had his own grave ready.
Shouldn't it be much more appropriate to describe people who are well-prepared?
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One stone kills two birds
Let's all be realistic, everyone!
What is the tendency of you throwing a stone at a bird and hit it?
I think out of 1000 tries. Maybe, just maybe. When the Goddess of Luck smiles at you. you might get to hit it once.
So what's the possibility of you hitting two birds with one stone?
I think i can let you try the whole day and never succeed.
Even if you hit it, will it die?
Don't even think about killing two birds. It will already be miraculous for you even to kill one.
So, isn't it more appropriate to use this idiom to describe something impossible? Something that cannot or difficult to be done.
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Break a leg
How can breaking a leg means wishing someone good luck?
This kind of logic is totally twisted. Screw those ancestor who come up with such twisted logic.
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Old Dog New Tricks
Let me be extremely blunt again!
How can an old dog learn new tricks?
They are already about to die. It will be good enough for them to even perform their old tricks, let alone learning new ones.
It should be used to describe people who are old and unable to learn new stuff. Right!?
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After reading all those problematic idioms. Don't you think that there's a discrepancy with our idioms?
Our ancestor really had not done a good job.
