English is strange!!!!!
By geqiandeyu
@geqiandeyu (84)
China
May 3, 2010 1:57am CST
i am confused by slangs.can anyone explain them for me?
why"kick a s s"means great?why lemon means low quality?monkey equals 500$?why goose is stupid?suck means terrible?why white lie is a little lie and yellow dog mean betray,black sheep means a badsheep?what is the relationship between toilet and john?is there any source?i think Jhon is a name of man,just like D i c k.
does the music is really unpleasure to face?"face the music"
why "fat chance"is a little chance instead of big chance?
here is a sentence,"what eating you today?"the translation is"What is bothering you?".why?
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@gambamarcela (1011)
• Philippines
3 May 10
Those are figurative phrases/statements dear. Most of them are euphimistic. We don't want to use the exact words in attacking someone, do we?.LOL.That is just my opinion.
Happy mylotting!
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@geqiandeyu (84)
• China
3 May 10
does one monkey always value 500$ in america at old days?
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