[Idiom] Sing The Siren Song

Status
Not open for further replies.

emsr2d2

Moderator
Staff member
Joined
Jul 28, 2009
Member Type
English Teacher
Native Language
British English
Home Country
UK
Current Location
UK

BobK

Moderator
Staff member
Joined
Jul 29, 2006
Location
Spencers Wood, near Reading, UK
Member Type
Retired English Teacher
Native Language
English
Home Country
UK
Current Location
UK
:up: For the origin - which the writer may not have known about - go here: Siren - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

(I think the Br Eng use of 'siren' to mean 'klaxon' may be related too. Come to think of it, this sort of 'siren' may have been an intentional reference on the part of the writer.)

b
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Top