Rolling In The Deep

Adele has such a unique, interesting voice. I really, really like it. It's got a deep, rich, earthy tone. It's hard to describe but boy, do I like it!
I was hard pressed to find a song that wasn't about relationships. I gave up and picked this one for today. I picked it, in part, because it showcases beautifully all the nuances of her voice. She shows off her range and depth in amazing ways in this song. Adele is incredibly talented, she would go well with Casey from this seasons AI. In fact, I would love to hear them sing a duet together.
I'm not all that inspired today to dig into a song and share my thoughts about the lyrics so I'm just going to leave you today with Adele and her amazing voice and you can take the song for what it is sans my thoughts! :)

Rolling In The Deep

Comments

Butter someone up

There are two probable origins for this idiom and I think both are equally plausible. The first one is that when you spread butter on bread you are buttering it up like one would do when trying to flatter someone. The second is in ancient India there was a practice of throwing balls of butter at statues to ask for favor, i.e. buttering them up. ( source ) When we use the phrase today we generally mean that extreme flattery is used to gain information or favor. It's not always necessarily a compliment.

Call it a Day

The literal use of this phrase hails from 1838 when the phrase originally was "call it half a day" to mean leaving work early. (source) The modern use of the phrase is to indicate ending something due to false sense of accomplishment.

More bang for your buck

This phrase was used a lot in 1953 but an earlier citation puts it at 1940 in a Metals and Plastics Publications advertisement. Read about it here . The phrase means you get more for your money.

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