But the Baudelaires had learned long ago that temper tantrums, however fun they may be to throw, rarely solve whatever problem is causing them.
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Austere Academy – Lemony Snicket
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The expression “Making a mountain out of a molehill” simply means making a big deal out of something that is actually a small deal, and it is easy to see how this expression came about. Molehills are simply mounds of earth serving as condominiums for moles, and they have never caused anyone any harm except maybe a stubbed toe if you were walking through the wilderness without any shoes on. Mountains, however, are very large mounds of earth and are constantly causing problems. They are very tall, and when people try to climb them they often fall off, or get lost and die of starvation. Sometimes two countries fight over who really owns a mountain, and thousands of people have to go to war and come home grumpy or wounded. And, of course, mountains serve as homes to mountain goats and mountain lions, who enjoy attacking helpless picnickers and eating sandwiches or children. So when someone is making a mountain out of a molehill, they are pretending that something is as horrible as a war or a ruined picnic when it is really only as horrible as a stubbed toe.
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Austere Academy – Lemony Snicket
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“Aregg?” Sunny asked incredulously. “Incredulously” is a word which here means “not being able to believe it,” and “Aregg” is a word which here means “What? I can’t believe it.”
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Austere Academy – Lemony Snicket
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Just because something is traditional is no reason to do it, of course. Piracy, for example, is a tradition that has been carried on for hundreds of years, but that doesn’t mean we should all attack ships and steal their gold.
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Austere Academy – Lemony Snicket
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Klaus had known for all twelve of his years that his older sister found a hand on her shoulder comforting–as long as the hand was attached to an arm, of course.
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Austere Academy – Lemony Snicket
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Shyness is a curious thing, because, like quicksand, it can strike people at any time, and also, like quicksand, it usually makes its victims look down.
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Austere Academy – Lemony Snicket
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There is a loud clink! noise that a sword makes when it hits another sword–or, in this case, a tooth–and whenever I hear it I am reminded of a swordfight I was forced to have with a television repairman not long ago.
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Miserable Mill – Lemony Snicket
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If you are allergic to a thing, it is best not to put that thing in your mouth, particularly if the thing is cats.
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Wide Window – Lemony Snicket
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Oftentimes, when children are in trouble, you will hear people say that it is all because of low self-esteem. “Low self-esteem” is a phrase which here describes children who do not think much of themselves. They might think that they are ugly, or boring, or unable to do anything correctly, or some combination of these things, and whether or not they are right, you can see why those sorts of feelings might lead one into trouble. In the vast majority of cases, however, getting into trouble has nothing to do with one’s self-esteem. It usually has much more to do with whatever is causing the trouble–a monster, a bus driver, a banana peel, killer bees, the school principal–than what you think of yourself.
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Miserable Mill – Lemony Snicket
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“Ha!” Sunny shrieked, which meant “Ha!”
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Miserable Mill – Lemony Snicket
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