tenfeethigh: (torchwood team)
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We have to bring an idiom that has to do something with animals to our next Language Practice class and tell the others its origin.
  • I wanted to bring jump the shark but Julis stole that from me claimed it as hers sooner than me. So I went to look for another one.
  • I really like beast with two backs (=partners engaged in sexual intercourse) but I'm not sure if I want to talk about that. (I don't have any problem with the topic but considering what kind of people are in my group it might not be a good idea.)
  • So I browsed some more and I found another one from Shakespeare: wild goose chase. I didn't know he was the first who used that!
Romeo: Switch and spurs, switch and spurs; or I'll cry a match.
Mercutio: Nay, if thy wits run the wild-goose chase, I have done, for thou hast more of the wild-goose in one of thy wits than, I am sure, I have in my whole five.

BONUS: the Master used it as well.
Master: You’re public enemies number one, two and three. Oh, and you can tell handsome Jack that I’ve sent his little gang off on a wild goose chase to the Himalayas so he won’t be getting any help from them.

Mood:: 'working' working
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posted by [identity profile] futurekind.livejournal.com at 09:14pm on 21/09/2008
The newest Futurama direct-to-dvd film is called The Beast With a Billion Backs.
It features an enormous creature called Yivo who has sex with everyone in our universe in the same time XDDD
Yes, I had to.

I haven't even checked out that webpage. -.- But what I really don't wanna do is to search for animals who have all those names. I don't know any.
 
posted by [identity profile] tenfeethigh.livejournal.com at 09:47pm on 21/09/2008
Wow. :D

It's not that hard, try wikipedia. I chose deer.
 
posted by [identity profile] thehornedgod.livejournal.com at 08:00am on 22/09/2008
Oooh, new Futurama! I liked Bender's Big Score.
 
posted by [identity profile] thehornedgod.livejournal.com at 07:59am on 22/09/2008
My canon is that the Master literally set a wild goose loose on Mount Everest and Torchwood mobilised to chase it, mainly because the thought of Gwen and a goose honking at one another while suffering from frostbite and altitude sickness makes me laugh.
 
posted by [identity profile] tenfeethigh.livejournal.com at 09:18am on 22/09/2008
LOL
 
posted by [identity profile] kockasfulu.livejournal.com at 12:22pm on 22/09/2008
bár a következők nem idiómák, hanem közmondások/kifejezések, de:
nekem akkor is az ajándék ló a kedvencem. igazából az angol-magyar átfedések miatt. mert ugye magyarban a fogát nem nézzük, angolban meg a szájába nem nézünk. de magyarban meg édesszájú vagy, angolban meg édesfogú. és ez a kettő nekem összefonódott :)
 
posted by [identity profile] tenfeethigh.livejournal.com at 12:47pm on 22/09/2008
Nem is tudtam, hogy szájjal van a lovas angolul. Ez a kettő együtt így tényleg tök jó. :D

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