Not many people know that May month is a favourite of all the people who would like to indicate a lot of things. Right from change in seasons to the seafaring changes that the ship has to encounter. Here are a few phrases that we want you to dig into.

• A swarm of bees in May, Is worth a load of hay
• Mayday! Mayday! (Warning cry on a ship or boat!)

• Make hay in May for you may never know what June is coming with and you may never know what July will present! When you see May, make hay!

Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

• Winds of May, that dance on the sea, / Dancing a ring-around in glee / From furrow to furrow, while overhead The foam flies up to be garlanded.
• James Joyce

While these phrases and quotes are from books or writers, it makes sense to dive into some idioms too that focus on the word ‘may’

• a cat may look at a king.
• a fool may give a wise man counsel.
• A ragged colt may make a good horse.
• a stumble may prevent a fall.
• an ant may well destroy a whole dam.
• April showers bring May flowers.
• as luck may have it.
• as the case may be.

These are fun, right? Now go ahead, bring out your dictionary and find out the meanings of these idioms. As you see, language focuses on the environment and hence when we speak something, there is some context of environment, seasons, months that are taken into consideration. If this doesn’t give you the idea of the rich vocabulary we can possess – nothing else can convince you otherwise.