vutdoan  +  928430 Sun, 04 Oct 09 10:40 PM I thought that my toaster oven was going to keep on making that annoying sound until the day that it gets toast. vutdoan Joined on Thu, Jan 1 2009 Full Member 123

	Clive  +  928450 Sun, 04 Oct 09 11:04 PM Hi, I thought that my toaster oven was going to keep on making that annoying sound until the day that it gets toast.   Possibly you are thinking of the expression 'to be toast'. eg My wife will be angry when I tell her about this. I'll be toast. I'll be in big trouble. eg I dropped my new laptop off my roof. It's toast. It is completely ruined. It doesn't work.   I hear it more often used about people than things.   I wouldn't use this figurative expression when you are talking about a real toaster. It makes your meaning confusing.   best wishes, Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 31,590 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo Marriage, Relationships, Speaking, Chat, Friendships, Expressions

	Avangi  +  928485 Sun, 04 Oct 09 11:36 PM I took your statement literally.  When something makes a suspicious sound, you may think, "I'm afraid that if I don't fix it, it's going to explode/burn up/become toast.!"  You could look at it as sort of a pun. I don't think "gets toast" is quite idiomatic.  But perhaps "becomes toast" is too "proper" under the circumstances.  "My toaster is gonna be toast!"  ??  Best wishes,  - A. Avangi Joined on Mon, Nov 19 2007 Veteran Member 8,824 ". . . le plaisir delicieux et toujours nouveau d'une occupation inutile." - Henri de Regnier

	CalifJim  +  928560 Mon, 05 Oct 09 12:52 AM vutdoan “I thought that my toaster oven was going to keep on making that annoying sound until” Your sentence is wonderful this far. vutdoan “the day that it gets toast.” And then here it goes haywire.  It's not at all clear what meaning you intend to convey by finishing the sentence with these words. CJ CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 24,229 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche Sentences

	Avangi  +  928639 Mon, 05 Oct 09 09:16 AM CalifJim “ vutdoan “the day that it gets toast.” And then here it goes haywire.  It's not at all clear what meaning you intend to convey by finishing the sentence with these words.” No disrespect intended, but if you replace "gets" with "becomes," it makes perfect sense to me.  "Gets" is often substituted for "becomes," isn't it? "I'm leaving before dad gets/becomes violent." I can't wait until my toaster blows up and puts itself out of its misery. When it becomes toast, the annoying sound will stop. This seems like a perfectly reasonable scenario. Avangi Sentences

	CalifJim  +  929197 Mon, 05 Oct 09 05:45 PM I took toast literally, and thought maybe gets should have been makes.  And then that didn't make sense to me, so I guess I just gave up trying to understand it.  The sequence of tenses is also messed up.  I thought it was ... until it gets toast? Your analog would have to be: I thought I was leaving until my dad gets violent.  ??? CJ CalifJim

	Avangi  +  929248 Mon, 05 Oct 09 06:25 PM I see your point.  Thanks, Jim. Avangi

	khoff  +  929304 Mon, 05 Oct 09 07:18 PM Jim -- maybe you have to sacrifice a piece of toast to mollify the toaster?  Maybe the toaster is tired of always making toast and giving it away, and is protesting until it gets a piece of toast in return.   Avangi -- I thought it was pretty funny that you said you were taking the sentence literally, and then explained that "gets toast" is the same as "becomes toast" which could mean "exploded."   Yes, "gets' can mean either "receives" or "becomes" -- but literally, toast is bread that has been heated and browned.  khoff Joined on Sun, Mar 6 2005 Senior Member 3,582 Native speaker of American English (but not a grammar expert)

	Avangi  +  929338 Mon, 05 Oct 09 07:47 PM khoff “ Avangi -- I thought it was pretty funny that you said you were taking the sentence literally, and then explained that "gets toast" is the same as "becomes toast" which could mean "exploded."   Yes, "gets' can mean either "receives" or "becomes" -- but literally, toast is bread that has been heated and browned. ” Well   -   -   There's "literally," and then there's "literally."  Let's say, "burned to a crisp!" Clive had introduced the idea of the metaphor as applied to people.  "If you screw up again, you're toast!" Cheers.  - A. Avangi Metaphors, Sentences