Word Power

Lackadaisical

Meaning:
- lacking in effort

Example:
His essay on Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad was lackadaisical.

Metaphors

“on a sinking ship with no lifeboat,”
“traveling a rocky road,”
“working with a checkbook that won’t balance."

These metaphors all suggest struggle, frustration, even hopelessness.

Example:
We are on a sinking ship with no lifeboat.
They are traveling a rocky road.
He is working with a checkbook that won't balance.

Idiom

Sink one's teeth into something

It means:
- to do something with a lot of energy and enthusiasm

Example:
After graduated, Salim immediately sink his teeth into his first job.

Proverb

Meaning: If you divide a task into small parts, it becomes easier to do.

Mark Twain

"The worst loneliness is not to be comfortable with yourself."

Mark Twain (1835-1910)

Obscure word

Plethora

Meaning:
- a large quantity
- excess

Example:
The exhibition provides us a plethora of interesting books to read.

Metaphors

Couch Potato:

Couch potato = lazy person. A lazy person buries themselves in the cushions of a couch in safe, sedentary comfort, "vegging out" mindlessly in front of the TV, eyes in a fixed, submissive stare. A couch potato never leaves the home, and cannot be motivated, having everything nearby so they never have to move.

A comfortable sofa is fertile soil for the couch potato.

Road Hog:

Road hog = territorially aggressive driver. The territorially aggressive driver takes up far more space than they need. They tend to push aside other drivers in their efforts for territory and destination, and in doing so, are impolite - even outright greedy, and are deemed unintelligent.

Passive drivers fatten the road hog.