English expressions and idioms are driving me crazy

I just discovered this and wanted to share it with all the community. Laughing is healthy, even though if it’s of myself.

English is not my first language but I still “try” to blog in English. LOL. But there are so many expressions and idioms that I completely miss.

And this time it happened to me right here at Wealthy Affiliate.

I wanted to write about how important it’s to identify those things that make our site progress and differentiate them from other activities that don’t help our site very much.

So the expression:

“Deciding what moves the needle and what doesn’t” sounded good to me. I knew it meant checking out what made our site progress.

So when I was looking for a picture to illustrate this idea, I revealed I hadn’t fully comprehended the expression. Here is the picture I selected.

Progress, moving the needle, that must mean the needle in a sewing machine that moves when one hits the pedal! LOL.

So, having this in mind, I decided to put the cherry on top and close my post with a little joke. Here is the joke I placed at the end of the article.

This morning, researching a bit more, I finally discovered I had to change the picture. Here is what it is now.

Am I still missing something? Is that what moving the needle really means?

If English is not your first language, believe me, things like this will happen. But don’t give up! Dust yourself off, and keep on! Has anything like this happened to you? I’d like to hear from you in the comment box below. :)

By the way, would you like to check the article with this blooper. Click here.