olga55  +  640048 Mon, 12 Jan 09 03:40 PM Hi, help me please figure out what Mickey Rourke exatly meant by "short circuit" in his sentence: " I felt so low I had to go and get help. I'm still kind of embarrassed to say it but  i had to go and see a therapist for many years and work really hard to find out what made me short circuit." To get something done quick? If so, I don't understand. Thank you. olga55 Joined on Wed, Jun 18 2008 Full Member 150 Sentences

	Grammar Geek  +  640054 Mon, 12 Jan 09 03:44 PM He's using an electrical term as a metaphor. When something short circuits, the electricity doesn't flow the way it's intended and it destroys the item, often with sparks, flames or melting. Mickey Rourke is saying he did the same thing in his life - he made some bad choices, and it caused his life (and his career) to not function properly.   Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,683 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random! Metaphors