Tuesday, 20 March 2012

ARE YOU PULLING MY LEG?

This is a commonly used idiom in English, it means "teasing" or "kidding". Can you find other funny expressions and post them here, making a sentence as well if possible?! my example is "Is that really your car or are you pulling my leg?"
thanks!

31 comments:

  1. "traffic jam"-is the same as a vehicle that is so heavy and slow that it can no longer move.

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    1. Traffic jam is a vehicle congestion, for instance in AP7 on a Sunday afternoon, when everybody returns from the beach to barcelona.

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    2. WEll done Monek, you have an excellent!

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  2. A piece of cake - To refer to something as a piece of cake means that you consider it to be very easy.
    "The English test was a piece of cake!"

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    1. I love this one, Xavi! and... do you really mean it? did you find unit 5 test easy??? great!

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    2. I think that the meaning isn't this, but I'm not sure.
      This unit was easier than others.

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  3. Put yourself in someone's shoes - Try to understand someone's situation.
    "You don't know the problems that I'm facing, you should put yourself in my shoes."

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  4. AÏDA MORALES

    Throw the dead one: not mean that we throw the dead truth, if we place the blame on the other.

    teacher tomorrow!!!!

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  5. its rainig cats and dogs... its raining a lot

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  6. Gemma Tarrés Povedano24 March 2012 at 01:42

    I'm so hungry I eat a leg

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  7. Put your foot in it. It doesn't mean you've got the leg somewhere, if not what you said something you should not.

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  8. Easy on the eyes: Pleasing to look, an attractive person.
    "My sister is easy on the eyes"

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  9. Between A Rock And A Hard Place:
    Stuck between two very bad options.

    See you!

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  10. things are coming to a head - we have to make a decision.

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  11. No peace for the wicked: Bad people will not be at ease or will be tormented.

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    1. Marc Pañero Moreno25 March 2012 at 08:20

      To make a long story short: It means, make a great story, do a little. (In conclution, in summary, in the end).

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    2. Marc Pañero Moreno25 March 2012 at 08:22

      Sorry, I and wrong to put the comment! : (

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  12. 'Speak your mind'-If you speak your mind, you say what you exactly think about a subject regardless of whether others will agree with you or not.

    "He was very angry so he speak his mind"

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  13. Don't mess with the bull, you'll get the horns! = if you look for trouble, you'll find it

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  14. Like a cat on hot bricks----> when you are very nervous.

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  15. Maria Jiménez Medina25 March 2012 at 12:34

    Cute as a button:If someone's as cute as a button, they are very attractive.

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  16. Vanessa Sánchez25 March 2012 at 12:39

    For a song :very cheaply.
    "He bought his house for a song two years ago"

    See you tomorrow teacher.

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  17. "being on the same page" it means that a group of people are agree with something.

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  18. "That was such a difficult question! How did you get it right?" Reply: "I just took a shot in the dark."
    A shot in the dark it means take a wild guess.
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    I write another idiom because I wrote one sentence it‘s not an idiom. Se you tomorrow teacher ^^!

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  19. to pick somebody's brain = find out what somebody knows/thinks by asking questions

    See you tomorrow teacher! :)

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  20. To be in seventh heaven = to be extremely happy

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  21. feel blue; when you are bad you feel blue.

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  22. joan comaleras4 April 2012 at 10:34

    monicaa on et diem la nostra opinio personal del llibre?

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    1. Aixo mateix anava a escriure jo!!!!

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