English Idioms and Sayings

[Tdol]

Mike's fast on the keyboard. ;-)

 

[blacknomi]

Is this a case of 'sour grape'? 8)

 

[Tdol]

That would be plural. No, I like it when someone does work before me- it saves me the effort.:lol:

 

[RonBee]

Is this a case of 'sour grape'? 8)

That would be "a case of sour grapes". (It's based on Aesop's fable about the fox and the grapes. A fox saw some grapes hanging from a vine. The fox tried to reach the grapes but failed. Since the fox couldn't get the grapes he decided they were sour and that he wouldn't have wanted them anyway.)

 

[blacknomi]

Can I say

Your harsh remark cut me through just like a hot knife through butter.

 

[blacknomi]

What about:

• He drinks like a fish.

What does that one mean?

Only alcohol? Beverages? :wink:

 

[blacknomi]

Q: What is a "straight face"?

A: A serious expression.

A "pizza face" means someone's face is like the moon full of bumps and swallows. :lol:

 

[blacknomi]

I'll take this class from today.

 

[RonBee]

Can I say

Your harsh remark cut me through just like a hot knife through butter.

Not bad, but say cut through me rather than cut me through.

 

[RonBee]

What about:

• He drinks like a fish.

What does that one mean?

Only alcohol? Beverages? :wink:

As far as I know, it only applies to alcoholic beverages.

 

[RonBee]

Q: What is a "straight face"?

A: A serious expression.

A "pizza face" means someone's face is like the moon full of bumps and swallows. :lol:

Um, do you mean "hollows"? That's a Chinese expression, right?

Is pizza popular in Taiwan?

(I don't know any English expressions with "pizza" in them.)

 

[blacknomi]

Q: What is a "straight face"?

A: A serious expression.

A "pizza face" means someone's face is like the moon full of bumps and swallows. :lol:

Um, do you mean "hollows"? That's a Chinese expression, right?

Is pizza popular in Taiwan?

(I don't know any English expressions with "pizza" in them.)

Oooops, typo. Yes, hollows, pimples or acne. It's not a Chinese expression. I was teaching something about 'face', and I found pizza-face when I googled. I think it's a slang.
For further questions, try

http://www.pizza-face.com


:lol:

We have many Pizza Houses here
Pizza Hut x 12 (too greasy, I don't like it)
Domino's x 105 (It's a real bargain! The owner's from Italian, he is super famous here.)
#&%^$ x a hundred of thousand ( local flavor )

Gee, we have Pizza buffet! How about there?

 

[blacknomi]

• "The devil's in the details."
  ----- H. Ross Perot

Meaning:

• Sure, things seem easy enough until you try to put your program into practice. Then, however, all kinds of things (details) give you headaches.

Is this similiar to "easier said than done"?

 

[Casiopea]

Can I say

Your harsh remark cut me through just like a hot knife through butter.

Here's something with the same meaning, but tastier:

Your words stir up feelings inside of me that I particularly don't like.

All the best,

 

[RonBee]

Q: What is a "straight face"?

A: A serious expression.

A "pizza face" means someone's face is like the moon full of bumps and swallows. :lol:

Um, do you mean "hollows"? That's a Chinese expression, right?

Is pizza popular in Taiwan?

(I don't know any English expressions with "pizza" in them.)

Oooops, typo. Yes, hollows, pimples or acne. It's not a Chinese expression. I was teaching something about 'face', and I found pizza-face when I googled. I think it's a slang.
For further questions, try

http://www.pizza-face.com


:lol:

We have many Pizza Houses here
Pizza Hut x 12 (too greasy, I don't like it)
Domino's x 105 (It's a real bargain! The owner's from Italian, he is super famous here.)
#&%^$ x a hundred of thousand ( local flavor )

Gee, we have Pizza buffet! How about there?

Ah, slang! That explains it. Young people use a lot of slang. I am too old to learn any new slang expressions. ;-)

(Say "The owner is from Italy" or "The owner is Italian".)

We do have Pizza Hut, and Domino's, and a zillion other pizza places, most of which you have probably never heard of there. (Here's a jingle for you: "Fazoli's--real Italian food fast.")

 

[RonBee]

• "The devil's in the details."
  ----- H. Ross Perot

Meaning:

• Sure, things seem easy enough until you try to put your program into practice. Then, however, all kinds of things (details) give you headaches.

Is this similiar to "easier said than done"?

It sure is.

:wink:

 

[RonBee]

Q: What does "That is easier said than done" mean?

A: It means that it is easier to say you are going to do something than it is to do it. While you might reasonably say that that is true of anything, that statement is generally directed at someone who has proposed something that the speaker thinks is impractical and too difficult.

Example:

• John: We are going to send somebody to the moon.
  Tom: Well, that's easier said than done.

:wink:

 

[bmo]

Q: What does "He lied like a dog" mean?

A: The person lied brazenly. Perhaps he told an obvious lie unashamedly.

He lied through his teeth. Same thing?

BMO

 

[MikeNewYork]

Q: What does "He lied like a dog" mean?

A: The person lied brazenly. Perhaps he told an obvious lie unashamedly.

He lied through his teeth. Same thing?

BMO

Yes, indeed. :wink:

 

[bmo]

Can I say

Your harsh remark cut me through just like a hot knife through butter.

Here's something with the same meaning, but tastier:

Your words stir up feelings inside of me that I particularly don't like.

All the best,

"Like a knife through hot butter" only says it is very easy, without difficulty. It is not like making a harsh remark that hurts someone's feelings. Am I missing something here?

BMO