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

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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!
 

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sanny said:
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.

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(Say: too bad)
 

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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?

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Caught flat-footed

Meaning: caught unprepared

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

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tdol said:
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?
 

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sanny said:
tdol said:
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?

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.

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sanny said:
tdol said:
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?

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

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What does it mean to blow your own horn?

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What is meant by "Don't count the chickens before they hatch"?

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Not really; it means don't assume that what you're expecting to happen will happen the way you want. You might have 12 eggs,but that doesn't mean you'll end up with twelve chickens. ;-)
 
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Oh, hey, so that's why the chickens are mentioned, because of the eggs. I got that one! :D

Do you have more?
 

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How about:
  • The squeaky wheel gets the grease.

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What does it mean to get your wires crossed?

To talk at cross(ed) purposes?

What is a fishing expedition?

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What is meant by:
  • There is more than one way to skin a cat.
 

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What is the whole nine yards?

What is the whole shebang?

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What does it mean to stomach something? What does it mean if somebody says he can't stomach something? What does "He doesn't have the stomach for it" mean?

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