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Old 21-Jun-2009, 13:54
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I've got it right too.

But it sounds somewhat humorous. Is it really okay to use such kind of idiom?
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I missed it!

I have not even thought of the second variant (pregnant) because it says pregant. Nevertheless, it is a nice idiom. I suppose it is used in humorous way!




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Afterthought.

The UE definition is 'If a woman has a bun in the oven, she is pregnant'. But one of the other possibilities is also a euphemism for 'pregnant'. So if you said 'in trouble' Mad-ox, you were right.

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