Hiroko-san's Monday Morning English

Travel News Wire...Persons arriving at Singapore's Changi Airport from certain African or South American countries may need to produce a Yellow Fever vaccination certificate, or get vaccinated at the airport.

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Steve: I forgot to get a receipt for the Shinkansen ticket, and the accountant at my company didn't want to give me the money for travel expenses. Now I'm in the doghouse. The accountant gives me a dirty look every day.
Alex: Don't push it with him. It will only make him more angry. Just stay away for a week or so and then offer to take him out for lunch. That might get you out of the doghouse.
I went out drinking with my friends on Friday, and my wife got really angry with me. I've been in the doghouse all weekend.
Explanation: The real meaning of "In the doghouse" is that a person has been thrown out of the house and has to sleep with the dog in the doghouse. This is probably because they did something that made their boss or spouse angry.
So saying "I'm in the doghouse" is a way to say "My boss/spouse is very angry with me and they don't want to talk to me these days."

medical phrase title

This describes an injury from being hit with an object that caused a pressure injury, rather than a stabbing injury. Some common forms of blunt trauma could be a punch, a blow from a bat or pipe, or an injury such as a car accident or a fall. Blunt trauma can often involve burst blood vessels under the skin, and internal injuries. The word trauma is ancient Greek, meaning injury. In English the word trauma could mean both physical as well as emotional injury.

We'll work it out in a matter of days.

This means that the situation will be solved in some days, but faster than some weeks. You can alter the phrase to mean in some hours or otherwise:

We'll work it out in a matter of weeks.
We'll work it out in a matter of months.

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