When I was a kid, I thought things were always falling from trees. At least that’s what my mother made it sound like. “Eso se cae de la mata,” she often would say. And I’d be like “Huh, what’s falling from a tree?” She used this idiom to convey something was more than obvious, logical or common sense.
Now I find myself using this expression quite a lot. It’s difficult to fathom people’s thinking these days, you know? What the heck is going on?!
Anyway, a bit random, I know, but today I am thankful for my mother’s use of idioms and her lessons therefrom.
What are you thankful for today?
Until next Thursday’s post…si Dios quiere.
“The only thing a person can never have too much of is common sense.”
-K. Smith
”The mother’s heart is the child’s schoolroom.”
-H.W. Beecher
I’m positive I will find myself thinking of your idioms in the future. I already use some.
This made me laugh! One of my Mom’s favorites. And Dad’s was “Te lo he dicho un millón setecientos cuarenta mil veces!” Memories, memories! Love ’em!