Can someone plse explain the meaning of the following: Take things lightly and you will fly. Thanx.
R rohanasm Member Joined Dec 2, 2017 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Czech Home Country Czech Republic Current Location Czech Republic Dec 6, 2017 #1 Can someone plse explain the meaning of the following: Take things lightly and you will fly. Thanx. Last edited by a moderator: Dec 6, 2017
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Dec 6, 2017 #2 rohanasm said: Can someone [STRIKE]plse[/STRIKE] please explain the meaning of the following: Take things lightly and you will fly. [STRIKE]Thanx[/STRIKE] Thanks. Click to expand... First, please note my corrections above. Neither "plse" nor "Thanx" exist in English. Please use full words here, not textspeak or chatlish. Where did you find the phrase "Take things lightly and you will fly", and who wrote it?
rohanasm said: Can someone [STRIKE]plse[/STRIKE] please explain the meaning of the following: Take things lightly and you will fly. [STRIKE]Thanx[/STRIKE] Thanks. Click to expand... First, please note my corrections above. Neither "plse" nor "Thanx" exist in English. Please use full words here, not textspeak or chatlish. Where did you find the phrase "Take things lightly and you will fly", and who wrote it?
T Tdol No Longer With Us (RIP) Staff member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location Japan Dec 7, 2017 #3 It's not a standard idiom. I guess it means that if you don't take things seriously, you will have problems, but that is a guess. Where did you see it?
It's not a standard idiom. I guess it means that if you don't take things seriously, you will have problems, but that is a guess. Where did you see it?
R rohanasm Member Joined Dec 2, 2017 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Czech Home Country Czech Republic Current Location Czech Republic Dec 7, 2017 #4 I read it on the Internet when I was going through some motivational speeches.
Charlie Bernstein VIP Member Joined Jan 28, 2009 Member Type Other Native Language English Home Country United States Current Location United States Dec 7, 2017 #5 It's not an idiom or cliche, it's a witicism. Heavy things can't fly. Light things can. Taking something lightly means not taking it too seriously. So: Don't take things seriously and you'll have an easier life - that is, you'll fly.
It's not an idiom or cliche, it's a witicism. Heavy things can't fly. Light things can. Taking something lightly means not taking it too seriously. So: Don't take things seriously and you'll have an easier life - that is, you'll fly.
Charlie Bernstein VIP Member Joined Jan 28, 2009 Member Type Other Native Language English Home Country United States Current Location United States Dec 8, 2017 #6 Or: It's hard to fly with the weight of the world on your shoulders.