The Known Words and the Unknown Meaning

Today’s English
August 28th, 2017

1. Known Word : bag
Unknown phrase: one’s bag
Meaning: one’s interest or taste
Examples:
A. You should choose your job according to your bag.
B. If it’s his bag, let him do it.

2. Known Word : engineer
Unknown meaning: the originator of something
Examples:
A. He is the engineer of all these changes happening here.
B. Who is the engineer of this practice followed here?

3. Known Word : jam
Unknown phrase: a promise of jam tomorrow
Meaning: a promise that is never materialized (never happens)
Examples:
A. I’ll give you a treat tomorrow. Really? Or is it just a jam tomorrow?
B. Don’t believe in his jam tomorrow.

4. Known Word : pencil
Unknown phrase: pencilled in
Meaning: noted down /arranged /scheduled provisionally
Examples:
A. September 10 was pencilled in as the last date for submitting record note.
B. Just pencil in what I say. Later we can change it.

5. Known Word : wife
Unknown phrase: wife beater
Meaning: a man’s sleeveless T-shirt
Examples:
A. With blue jeans and white wife beater, he looked so smart.
B. How much is this wife beater?

“One is never afraid of the unknown; one is afraid of the known coming to an end.”
- Jiddu Krishnamurti