to get rear-ended

Status
Not open for further replies.

ostap77

Key Member
Joined
Sep 9, 2010
Member Type
Student or Learner
Native Language
Ukrainian
Home Country
Ukraine
Current Location
Ukraine
"What To Do When You Know You're Going To Get Rear-Ended"

It's the title of an article about driving. Would you be able to say if it means "when you get bumped into the rear of your car?
 

Rover_KE

Moderator
Staff member
Joined
Jun 20, 2010
Member Type
Retired English Teacher
Native Language
British English
Home Country
England
Current Location
England
Yes.

'What to do when you know another vehicle is going to run into the back of yours.'

Rover
 

ostap77

Key Member
Joined
Sep 9, 2010
Member Type
Student or Learner
Native Language
Ukrainian
Home Country
Ukraine
Current Location
Ukraine
Yes.

'What to do when you know another vehicle is going to run into the back of yours.'

Rover

I hope no hard feelings are going to be taken. Would it make sence in a sexually explicit context meaning " a posterior aproach"?
 

Ouisch

Key Member
Joined
Mar 27, 2006
Member Type
English Teacher
Native Language
English
Home Country
United States
Current Location
United States
I hope no hard feelings are going to be taken. Would it make sence in a sexually explicit context meaning " a posterior aproach"?

"Rear-ended" in AmE traditionally initially conjures up the image of an automobile accident in which one car slams into the rear of another. However, it is also not uncommon in AmE to use "rear-ended" as a sly double entendre for a particular sexual act. :oops: So, to answer your question, if your conversation was a detailed discussion of a romantic encounter and not a car accident, the person you were talking to would most likely understand your meaning if you mentioned being "rear-ended." :shock::scramble:
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Top