The real lesson of the Three Cups of Tea scandal. Last month, an investigation from 60 Minutes and writer Jon Krakauer found that Three Cups of Teaauthor Greg Mortenson, the raffish philanthropist and founder of 170 schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan, had fabricated parts of his amazing backstory.

Though his passion for the organization’s mission remains as strong as ever, Mortenson announced he will retire from the institute and step down from its board of directors in early 2016.

(AP) — “Three Cups of Tea” author Greg Mortenson, who has spent four years weathering accusations that his best-selling book contained fabrications and that he mismanaged the charity he co-founded, will retire in January, Central Asia Institute officials said Thursday.

This is the story of Greg Mortenson, his mission to bring about peace through education, his meteoric rise, and the scandal that brought him to his knees. It is the story of the difference his work is making in some of the most remote and dangerous parts of the world.

David Oliver Relin

1 : something one likes or excels in I see already that storytelling isn’t my cup of tea— John Barth also : a person suited to one’s taste. 2 : a thing to be reckoned with : matter poltergeists are a different cup of tea— D. B. W. Lewis.

Meaning: To urge someone to do something that is usually negative. Example: His friends kept egging him on, but Daniel refused to steal the watch.

Another form of this idiom is have a finger in every pie, meaning “to have an interest in or be involved in everything,” as in She does a great deal for the town; she has a finger in every pie.

If something is not your cup of tea, it is not the type of thing that you like: Thanks for inviting me, but ballet isn’t really my cup of tea.

US. : to not understand or appreciate a larger situation, problem, etc., because one is considering only a few parts of it.

Here are 10 of the most common idioms that are easy to use in daily conversation:

1. “Hit the hay.” “Sorry, guys, I have to hit the hay now!”
2. “Up in the air”
3. “Stabbed in the back”
4. “Takes two to tango”
5. “Kill two birds with one stone.”
6. “Piece of cake”
7. “Costs an arm and a leg”
8. “Break a leg”

The most common English idioms

Here they are:

• A bad workman always blames his tools.
• A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
• Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
• A cat has nine lives.
• A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
• Actions speak louder than words.
• A drowning man will clutch at a straw.
• Adversity and loss make a man wise.

Around the World in 52 Proverbs

• If you want to go fast, go alone.
• Fall seven times, stand up eight.
• Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow.
• Words should be weighed, not counted.
• If you can’t live longer, live deeper.
• Do good and throw it in the sea.
• Where love reigns, the impossible may be attained.

Chinese proverbs (or Chinese idioms) are sayings which originate from famous Chinese philosophers and writers. Some of the most famous Chinese proverbs are 成语 (chéngyǔ) — these are proverbs that are four characters long, occasionally six. For those longer, these proverbs are called 谚语 (yányǔ).

The grammar of proverbs is not always the typical grammar of the spoken language, often elements are moved around, to achieve rhyme or focus.

Top 25 Bible Verses from the Book of Proverbs

• ”The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and discipline.
• ”Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding.
• ”Guard your heart above all else, for it is the source of life.
• ”Go to the ant, you slacker!