This week, we look at 10 English idioms related to the theme of houses and homes, as well as two Cantonese sayings about getting a foot on the property ladder. Example: Before criticising his peer ...

No one likes it when someone else rains on their parade. Nor do they enjoy the wind being taken out of their sails, the rug ...

So idioms and slang — such as the term “cool,” which came from the jazz subculture — are born and spread within these groups. It’s like birds and the slight variations in their songs.