How green is your grass?

You may think the grass is greener on the other side. But if you take the time to water your own grass it would be just as green. Unknown

Oh I like today's quote. A lot. Why it has never occurred to me in this way I don't know, but I sure am glad I am thinking about it now.
We are a lazy bunch aren't we? We want the green grass but we don't want to put the work in to keep it green. But the only way to keep it healthy and green is to put the work in.
Sometimes our grass has got crabgrass and weeds. Take a careful look, is it because of your neglect? Or is it because the soil wasn't nutrient rich to begin with? If it's because of your neglect own up and do what it takes to remove it. If it is because of depleted soil then you may need to move.
Sometimes our grass is getting brown and dried up. Take a careful look, is it because of your neglect? Or is it because the heat is relentless through no fault of your own? If it's because of your neglect own up and do what needs to be done to revive the moisture. If it's because of the heat caused by external circumstances then you may need to move.
To upkeep grass takes a lot of work and patience. Our careful care to keep free of weeds and crabgrass and our patience in watering it will pay off in the long run.

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.

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.

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