Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is carpe_diem and it is a phrase meaning “it is a Latin phrase literally meaning “pluck the day” or “seize the day”; make (good) use of today or enjoy the present life (instead of worrying about the future)”.
Example Sentence: Last weekend, I couldn’t find a single person to carpe diem with me by spending another Saturday in the local playground, because every single one of them was having a fabulous time in Patmos (a small Greek island).
This phrase is present in The Guardian article I don’t want to go abroad, I really don’t – so why am I a seething mass of envy? and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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