Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Tuesday - Oct. 18th - MORE Fun idioms! (会員

Tuesday - Oct. 18th - MORE Fun idioms! (会員
Clown idioms:
1. a class clown: A mischievous or impudent student

mischievous = いたずらが好きな
impudent = 生意気な
frequently = often
to disrupt = (verb) to interrupt
a prank / to prank = いたずら・いたずらをする
wry = humorous, funny

2. to clown around = to joke around
Stop clowning around and get back to work.

3. to bark up the wrong tree = you are looking in the wrong direction
I’m sorry, but I think you’re barking up the wrong tree.

4. an arm and a leg / to cost an arm and a leg = to be very expensive
Getting my computer fixed cost me an arm and a leg.

5. one’s first born = super expensive
It would cost me my first born to build a house.
Wow! Why don’t you just my first born.

6. Speak of the devil. = I was just talking about you.

7. I wouldn’t be caught dead + situation.
I wouldn’t be caught dead in that place.
My mother wouldn’t be caught dead at that restaurant. 
I wouldn’t be caught dead on a date with him.
I wouldn’t be caught dead eating at that restaurant.
I wouldn’t be caught dead hanging out with him.
If I were you, I wouldn’t be caught dead talking to him.

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