Re: 2)English idioms

gerardM Mer 20 Jan - 21:23

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gerardM Mer 20 Jan - 21:39

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gerardM Mer 20 Jan - 21:52

It's hump day (Wednesday). Maybe you can go out and "crash a party"!

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MurielB Jeu 21 Jan - 10:17

Hi Gérard
I have found another meaning for "crash" in the slang dictionary
http://fr.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=crash

1.to sleep
2. to stay at someone elses house for the night
1. "Dude, i'm going to go crash. See you later"
2. "Is it okay if I crash here?"

gerardM Jeu 21 Jan - 21:40

MurielB a écrit:Hi Gérard
I have found another meaning for "crash" in the slang dictionary
http://fr.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=crash

1.to sleep
2. to stay at someone elses house for the night
1. "Dude, i'm going to go crash. See you later"
2. "Is it okay if I crash here?"

Muriel, I guess this meaning of "to crash" is a shortcut for "to crash out"; however, krystyna says that both are OK.

gerardM Jeu 21 Jan - 22:14

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MurielB Ven 22 Jan - 20:50

Go down in flames

It is a very direct and colour style

Muriel, I guess this meaning of "to crash" is a shortcut for "to crash out"; however, krystyna says that both are OK.

Thanks Krytyna for your help

gerardM Ven 22 Jan - 21:41

MurielB a écrit:
Go down in flames
It is a very direct and colour style
Muriel, I guess this meaning of "to crash" is a shortcut for "to crash out"; however, krystyna says that both are OK.

Thanks Krytyna for your help

Australians are very flexible: Krystyna often say everything is OK.
LOL
I already wrote that Australians have such a shitty accent that they hardly understand one another so that they probably understand half the time thanks to face expressions and gestures.

MurielB Ven 22 Jan - 21:47

thanks to face expressions and gestures.

Gerard i think that face expressions and gestures express what is really important. Words can lie but face expressions can't. The Australians are very genuine and don't play a part in life do they ? Having a shitty accent is not important.

gerardM Ven 22 Jan - 23:18

I forgot to mention Australians always laugh while speaking and that they are really difficult to understand (in addition to accent and special vocabulary).

gerardM Ven 22 Jan - 23:19

A link in an e-mail from someone you don't know should "raise red flags" (or raise a red flag).

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MurielB Sam 23 Jan - 17:30

Hi Gérard, everyone !
I was wondering why red flags bring trouble. I searched on the internet and saw that red flags are often literally used to warn people of possible peril.

gerardM Sam 23 Jan - 17:33

MurielB a écrit:Hi Gérard, everyone !
I was wondering why red flags bring trouble.

They don't bring, they warn.

MurielB Sam 23 Jan - 17:40

They don't bring, they warn.

True !

gerardM Sam 23 Jan - 19:13

... like a red flag at the sea-side.

gerardM Sam 23 Jan - 19:18

What does the idiom "stab someone in the back" mean? You don't have to have a knife to do it!

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gerardM Sam 23 Jan - 19:22

Want to learn English? —Sure, I'll "give it a whirl"!

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MurielB Dim 24 Jan - 0:06

Hi Gérard, everyone

To stab someone in the back

we have the same expression in French with the same words.

MurielB Dim 24 Jan - 0:14

To whirl is to (cause something to) turn around in circles

“Give Something a Whirl”

I suppose that when you are not familiar with Something you turn it round....Am I wrong ?

MurielB Lun 25 Jan - 22:46

Back to the drawing board

When an attempt fails and it's time to start all over.

gerardM Dim 31 Jan - 22:58

MurielB a écrit:To whirl is to (cause something to) turn around in circles
“Give Something a Whirl”

I suppose that when you are not familiar with Something you turn it round....Am I wrong ?

"To give something a whirl" means to try something.

gerardM Mer 3 Fév - 20:07

It's not over till the fat lady sings, originally "the opera ain't over till the fat lady sings," was an expression coined by the American baseball player Yogi Berra.

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gerardM Mer 3 Fév - 20:10

There are two terms here that non-native speakers might wonder about. I think both are American. LIKE NOBODY'S BUSINESS means vigorously, energetically, to a great degree. And how about CRUNCHY? It means politically liberal, especially in matters of the environment. I think the word comes from the fact that people with this outlook often eat granola, raw vegetables, and other crunchy foods. Slate.com: <<Clinton’s team will spin that pending result like nobody’s business. They will attempt to set their expectations at roughly 1 percent of the vote and likely declare victory once it becomes clear they’ve hit 30. They will argue—have been arguing, are arguing—that Sanders’ support is overblown because New Hampshire borders his home state Vermont and matches its crunchy white liberal demographic.>>

gerardM Mer 3 Fév - 20:29

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gerardM Mer 3 Fév - 20:45

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