Meaning from idiommeanings.com
(idiom) dressed very nicely, extravagantly, or elaborately
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off the top of one’s head
meaning from the freedictionary.com
(right) off the top of one’s head
without giving it too much thought or without precise knowledge
off the top of your head (informal)
if you say something off the top of your head, you say it without thinking about it for very long or looking at something that has been written about
Trivia: koekikoe is my little sister’s cake shop. She makes cupcakes based on orders 😀
Pull Yourself Together
Panel 1:
Girl 1: BOOOOOHOOOO
Girl 2: Hey, what’s the matter?
Panel 2
Girl: I just got dumped! I feel I want to get into a room and throw away the key! Aaaanggg
Girl 1: Now, now pull yourself together …
Panel 3
Girl 1; Pull? Like this…ack ack ack … (choking) – pulling her collars
Girl 2: (facepalm) ooh…brother…
Panel 3
Girl 2: It means you should control your emotions, you dummy
Girl 1: but that hurts
Girl 2: serves you right…
Based on ideas by Jho
Find
Panel1:
Boy 1: Yo! Aidan wait up!
Panel 2:
Boy 1 : So, what’s your plan for the weekend.
Aidan: I’ve got a weekend job, remember? at Haris’ Pizza.
Boy 1: oh, yeah, i totally forgot about it
you told me. So how did you find the job?
Panel 3:
Aidan: usual thing, i browsed the
vacancy board
… and i used the map to
find the place
…
Boy 2: speechless
Panel 5:
It means What you think
or feel of your new job!
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Ok, it’s actually a phrase 😀 – there are actually more than 20 different meanings of the word “find” either as a noun or a verb
Hold Your Horses
Cost (somebody) an arm and a leg
Something Crispy
I decided to follow up the English vs english post to add more spice to this blog besides idioms.
Sinking Feeling
Usually it goes
I have a sinking feeling that our team is going to loose in this weather.
Stand Out like a sore thumb
stand/stick out like a sore thumb
if someone or something sticks out like a sore thumb, everyone notices them because they are very different from the other people or things around them.
Grease Monkey
Grease Monkey: a person that is a mechanic
Homage to the first Transformers movie. Whilst the 3rd movie is already on screen since June 29.
I Get It! 