Monday, April 14, 2008

5 new idioms

A/1- to egg someone on
2- www.us.playstation.com/new/editorial/86
3- It's weird, when you have to think about what you say to egg someone on and how pathetic it sounds.
4- to cheer s.o. do something dangerous

B/1- have a cow
2- www.slate.com/id/102293
3- Do not have a cow, Europe
4- do not be angry

C/1- green thumb
2- www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll
3- Mercedes' Green Thumb
stop-star tecnology slated for entire line-up
4- a talent for gardening, the ability to make things grow

D/1- to leaves a bad taste in your mouth
2- www.nymag.com/daily/intel/2007/12
3- Padma Leaves a Bad Taste in Fiamma's Mouth
4- to be upset with s.o

E/1- to have two left feet
2- www.healthyandfitmagazine.com/archive/2008/032008_01.php
3- Dancing always look easy when you watch someone else do it but when it's your turn to hit the floor you have two left feet.
4- Do not have talent to dance

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi Yami,

Interesting choices! If I were to start taking dance lessons, I'd likely have 2 left feet :)

Here's some information on what it means to have a "green thumb":

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_thumb

And from the website http://esl.about.com/library/glossary/bldef_406.htm , note the last part of the definition:

"Used in a negative manner when someone encourages someone else in rather poor behavior."

-->It's usually used in a negative sense.


Excellent efforts!

Rachael

akina said...

"don't be a cow" is so funny~ ^^
In my city, people sometimes use "cow" to describe a person who is very barbarous and easy to be angry~ ^.^

Anonymous said...

Interesting, Akina! In English, too, "have a cow" means something similar to the way "cow" can be used in your language!

♥K♥ said...

"green thumb" is interesting:)

because i couldnt guess the meaning of it at all, till i read your explanation.

Anonymous said...

Hi! This is Martin!! I'm happy to study with you. The idiom, "have a cow", is very funny. :D (^_^).....
A cow is maybe expensive. what did I say?????

kalvin huang said...

HI Yami
Interesting idioms and u ues the same color website with me ~~~

The 4th one is cool, very useful
I have two left feet when I was dancing toooooooo ~~~

Thanks for sharing Nice

Harry said...

Good work'
I like the idiom "have a cow"
It is interesting.

Ely Boi said...

"to egg someone" is so nice and helpful to me...

DAISY said...

Smirk is a work which can connect with your idiom " to egg s.o. on " Do you think so?

unconscious said...

Have a cow !!

that's cool.

I like the one.