In each issue, our Vocab Lab celebrates the weird, wild, and wonderful world of words.
Tyler Maxwell used to be a typical boy. But one day, a 10-pound dictionary fell on his head. Luckily, he survived. But now Tyler can use only the biggest, hardest words there are. His friends don’t understand him. Can you help?
Lance Lekander
Meet The Idiomizer —the superhero who turns simple words into powerful idioms. These phrases unite words, like a team, to take on a whole new meaning.
Lance Lekander
Girl: What’s wrong, Ned?
Ned: My dad said if I forget to clean Petunia’s cage one more time, he’ll give her to my cousin Fred. I’m really . . .
Lance Lekander
This is a job for The Idiomizer!
The Idiomizer: Uh-oh, Ned! You’re on thin ice. You’re hanging by a thread. You’re teetering on the edge.
Girl: So just don’t forget, Ned!
Ned: I won’t.
This article was originally published in the February 2020 issue.
