fortune favors the brave

a successful person is often one who is willing to take risks.

As the old adage goes, "fortune favors the brave"; the most successful entrepreneurs are often those willing to take risks and step outside their comfort zones.

by Arminkshipper August 02, 2024

As large as life

employed to highlight the obvious presence of a person.

I rounded the corner and there he was, my old friend Mike, standing right in front of the bakery – as large as life!

by Arminkshipper July 04, 2024

Nature

The physical force thought to cause and regulate these events.

Nature's rules cannot be changed.

by Arminkshipper June 16, 2024

beep

summon (someone) by means of a pager.

"they have themselves beeped in restaurants"

by Arminkshipper August 13, 2024

Personal

of or denoting one of the three persons.

While "personal" can refer to grammatical person (first person, second person, third person), it's less common than other definitions. In this context, a more natural sentence might be:

The verb "walk" is conjugated differently depending on the personal pronoun (I walk, you walk, he/she/it walks).

by Arminkshipper July 16, 2024

Personal

existing as a self-aware entity, not as an abstraction or an impersonal force.

He rejected the notion of a personal God

by Arminkshipper July 16, 2024

Personal

an advertisement or message in the personal column of a newspaper; personal ad.

In the days before online dating, many people looked for love through placing a personal ad in the newspaper's "personals" section.

by Arminkshipper July 16, 2024