English Idioms and Sayings

[RonBee]

What does it mean if I say there is something fishy going on? Am I (a) happy, (b) amused, (c) suspicious, or (d) sad?

He's running around like a chickken with its head cut off.

This expression is really the same as in Holland. Only I think chickken is with one 'k'.
And this one too:

Got up on the wrong side of the bed

Isn't that funny? The rest isn't recognizable at all, to bad, I like expressions!

[RonBee]

Originally Posted by sanny

He's running around like a chickken with its head cut off.

This expression is really the same as in Holland. Only I think chickken is with one 'k'.
And this one too:

Got up on the wrong side of the bed

Isn't that funny? The rest isn't recognizable at all, to bad, I like expressions!

Yep, one k for chicken. "Got up on the wrong side of the bed" is a new one here. Example:

• Sara is out of sorts. She got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning.

I am here to educate and entertain, and judging by the number of views (over 1200 so far) this thread is a big success.

Expect me to post more soon.

:)

(Say: too bad)

[RonBee]

Okay, here's a question. What does it mean to get cold feet about something?

Does it mean (a) you're happy, (b) you're sad, (c) you're reluctant, or (d) you're apathetic?

:)

[RonBee]

Caught flat-footed

Meaning: caught unprepared

Example:

• The USA was caught flat-footed on December 7, 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

Originally Posted by RonBee

Okay, here's a question. What does it mean to get cold feet about something?

Does it mean (a) you're happy, (b) you're sad, (c) you're reluctant, or (d) you're apathetic?

:)

I don't know for sure, but there is a serial which is called: cold feet. It's all about family problems and stuff like that, so I think it's 'you're sad', because I don't know the meaning of reluctant and apathetic very well . It could be apathetic, because then you're not in the mood for some things.

What's the right answer?

[Tdol]

It's c)

Originally Posted by tdol

It's c)

Is it in England very coarse to say: shit? Because in Holland almost everybody says it, all the time, at least I do and I'm not a coarse person.
Do you say 'bagger' or something if you think 'too bad' ?

I also would like to know something about the answer 'c', why is this the correct answer?

[RonBee]

Originally Posted by sanny

Is it in England very coarse to say: shit? Because in Holland almost everybody says it, all the time, at least I do and I'm not a coarse person.
Do you say 'bagger' or something if you think 'too bad' ?

I also would like to know something about the answer 'c', why is this the correct answer?

When somebody gets "cold feet" about something that means he is not so eager to do it as he used to be.

Example:

• He was going to get married, but at the last minute he got cold feet and didn't show up for the wedding.

:)

[Tdol]

Originally Posted by sanny

Is it in England very coarse to say: shit? Because in Holland almost everybody says it, all the time, at least I do and I'm not a coarse person.
Do you say 'bagger' or something if you think 'too bad' ?

I also would like to know something about the answer 'c', why is this the correct answer?

It's not that rude anymore. The word you're looking for is 'bugger'.