A woman from Pakistan married a man she loved. However, her family didn’t agree with the marriage. Her father, uncle, brother and aunt shot her twice and threw her into the water in a sack.
Rival groups of a religion fought at a temple in northern India. At least twelve people were injured.
A fully upside down house was built in Shanghai. It features a bathroom, bedrooms, a kitchen and a living area.
Meaning: pale from exhaustion or exertion; extremely angry, frustrated, annoyed, embarrassed or upset.
If someone exaggerates a problem or makes a small problem seem far greater than it really is, then they are making a storm in a teacup.
Kick The Bucket: to die
As Cool As A Cucumber: very calm and composed and untroubled by stress.
Having traveled to many countries around the world, I’ve noticed some of the most common mistakes travelers make whilst abroad. Some are so used to tipping in cafes that they do it everywhere,although in Japan such act would be treated as an offence. Others sincerely present their Ukrainian friends with even flowers without counting them while the even number of flowers can be brought only to the cemetery.
Shamekh Bluwi, an architect and fashion illustrator based in Amman, Jordan, creates beautiful paper cut-outs with women whose dresses become whatever you hold them up against.
Remember, slang words are used as a way of replacing common ways of speaking for new ones and slang is often used, especially by the young. Hang on to your hats! Or should I say? … Crowns! Here they come!