My English blog

A truly rare occurrence is to witness a full moon twice in one month - however, it does happen. The Farmer's Almanac dates back as far as 1792. A few years later in 1820, Maine became a state. (Not to say that farmers did not keep almanacs before statehood was recognized). Maine farmers would record the full moon in red print for each month. When a second full moon occurred in the same month, the ink was changed to blue. Blue moons have never occurred in the month of February

Once in a Blue Moon

گاه گاهي، به ندرت

كاملا مسلح بودن

Back in the days when America and it’s close neighbors were being discovered by sea faring men, life was different. Weapons in those days were less than efficient, including the single shot black powder guns used by pirates in Jamaica in the 1600s. Knowing that the gun had just one shot, the pirates would also carry a knife in their teeth to use once the gun was used up. This created the phrase “armed to the teeth”

Armed to the teeth

In medieval markets pigs were commonly sold and traded. In an effort to keep the piglets secure, they were sold in tightly tied bags which the new owner was not to open until he or she was in a safe place at home. Often times, shady traders would put a cat instead of a piglet in the bag. Thus, the buyer wouldn't know the secret until at home. Letting the cat out of the bag also let the secret out

 Let the Cat Out of the Bag  

راز را برملا كردن

Horse of a different color

 موضوع مختلف

To bury the hatchet

كينه و دشمني را كنار گذاشتن

In the old times, people would fight with their hatchets in tribes. When it came to peacing they would form two lines facing each other and buried all the hatchets they had, so they peaced!!! i