By Jokes, Expressions

I just think that one about the black coffee is pretty much of a joke. If it ever happened, well, just an isolated case, and funny (or stupid, depending on how you look at it) too.You don't need to be politically correct, you just need to say sensible things, and doing that is not simple,...

Hi, Please, is it correct to say : "Let's make a semi-circle here' . Fine. And what do we say when someone loses e.g. a bet or a game and has to do something funny as consequence. For example: To sing a song or to mimic/imitate an animal, say a funny joke, etc... ? There's the...

I've gotta quit doin' this! I was picking up on anon's typo of "collect" in place of "correct." We have expressions like "collect call," where the person receiving the call must pay. "C.O.D." = "cash on delivery," which is an old...

 Thanks, Jim. I want to MAKE SURE I understand your last part, and thus comes this follow-up message.Is "NEVER I probably won't attend the meeting" simply a joke? or is it ACTUALLY a wrong expression in English? If the former, I will take it as (a) it's ALWAYS GOOD to be...

Hi, What does "on you" mean in the sentence "the joke's on you"? It means that you are the butt or victim of the joke. The expression is often used in situations where the victim of the joke first thinks that someone else is the victim. The expression is used in...

If I understand you, number one is the correct analysis. Number two is extremely unlikely. I think you're suggesting that instead of playing a laugh track to "infect" the audience with laughter, they might instead try having someone slip on a banana peel to generate the laughter;...

Technically, at doesn't refer to anything. at is not a referring expression. Generally, only nouns and pronouns can refer.Nevertheless, I understand what you're saying. Here at means 'upon hearing' or 'when I heard' or 'as I heard' or 'in reaction to' or...

I've got three questions here. 1) a binding promise ... -- according to a dictionary it's got the following meaing: binding (v) to fasten ..It means that there is more than just a promise, it is a promise that MUST be kept (bound to uphold; obligated, a duty to keep) You must read ALL...

/* - quotes from "50 First Dates" */ Hi, I saw the movie a few days ago, and I liked the ways the characters were talking, simply very funny. I think the main man character's name is 'Adam something...', well, anyway... I've got three questions here. 1) a...

Hi NL888"The joke's on you" is an expression that normally means "You (rather than somebody else) are the victim of a joke." or "You are the one we are laughing at"."Busted tees" is not an idiom, but it is a play on words here.A "tee" is a T-shirt. It might also be a golf tee. There is also the...