May 2017

ENGLISH IDIOM OF THE MONTH:

„Nothing to write home about“

MEANING

When something is not very important so you do not need to write or tell someone about it.

TRANSLATION

Es ist nichts Besonderes.
wörtlich: Nichts, worüber man nach Hause schreiben sollte.

ORIGIN

This idiom is thought to originate from soldiers in the late 19th century and became popular during World-War-1.