Don’t be such a wet blanket! Just sign the waiver and we’ll be next in line to
jump.
* a
wet blanket: someone who is not fun to be around
ex> No one likes a wet blanket
at a birthday party.
Note> A literal wet blanket is a blanket dampened with water to
extinguish a fire.
How about this: you go first and if I
don’t lose my lunch watching you, I’ll sign the
form.
* lose
one’s lunch: to vomit; throw up
= barf; throw chucks
ex> The bumpy plane ride made Jake lose
his lunch.
That’s no fun! I want to be on the
platform when you launch yourself into the void!
You’re acting so brave, but I don’t see
you signing the form either. Put your
money where your mouth is!
* put
one’s money where one’s mouth is: take action to support one’s claims
ex> If you think you’re so fast, put
your money where your mouth is and race me to the other side of the pool.
ex> Oprah didn't just talk about
changing the world, she put her money where her mouth was.
You’re all talk and no action! That’s it, I’m going to do it just to show
you who the real chicken is here.
* all
talk and no action: a way to describe a person who boasts about things that
he/she never does
ex> She says that she will climb Mt.
Everest, but she is all talk and no action.
* a
chicken: a person who is afraid of everything
ex> Sam is such a chicken – he
is even afraid of puppies and kittens.
1. My sister is always a wet blanket when it comes to breaking the rules.
답글삭제2. I almost lost my lunch when I changed a diaper for the first time.
3. If you want to help end world hunger, put your money what your mouth is.
4. The braggart was all talk and no action.
5. What a chicken. You won’t even go in the ocean.