It's all uphill from here (or is that downhill?). Eating like a pig (animal idioms).
Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing9 Touko 2023

It's all uphill from here (or is that downhill?). Eating like a pig (animal idioms).

927. Whether you're a bird brain or a wise old owl, you'll love this week's episode as we fight an uphill battle to understand a language filled with metaphors.

| Transcript: https://grammar-girl.simplecast.com/episodes/uphill-animals/transcript

| The "Uphill/Downhill" segment was written by Samantha Enslen, an award-winning writer who runs the writing and editing agency Dragonfly Editorial. You can find her at dragonflyeditorial.com.

| The "Animal Idioms" segment was written by Valerie Fridland, a professor of linguistics at the University of Nevada in Reno and the author of "Like Literally, Dude: Arguing for the Good in Bad English." You can find her at valeriefridland.com

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