Clive wrote: Hi, I don;t think you've quite grasped the meaning or the image here. The idea is that if your underwear has a twist in it, it will be uncomfortable and irritatting for you. Same thing if it is in a bunch or wad. It doesn't

I know there are some variations of that idiom, such as Don't get your panties in a bunch/wad , right? I know their meaning, and in the firts case (knickers in a twist/knot) I can see the picture of a young girl being upset, crying while twisting

Conchita57 wrote: EyeSeeYou wrote: So, if someone says "I'm sick" (in BrE), it literally means they are puking/vomiting right now? Firstly, they wouldn't really feel like saying it (or even

Suppose you came across this out-of-context question. Should Mr. Martin have sued the company? Would you agree that there are two interpretations that can be mande of it? 1) Meaning Mr. Martin actually sued the company so we're asking if

So, if someone says "I'm sick" (in BrE), it literally means they are puking/vomiting right now?

In British English there's a difference between those two: to be sick = to vomit; to feel sick = to not feel well. So, if I say "I am sick", does it actually mean I'm vomiting or I'm about to vomit ?

According to Urban Dictionary.com: A really cool-looking house; a large house, mansion The origin comes from the nursury rhyme "The house that Jack built" It is unsure who "Jack" really is, but it is believed that he may have been Jesus, since

Which one¡s new, the first or second interpretaion? Or do you mean the expression itself?

Does it have more than one meaning? I've just found out on an online dictionary it means something along the lines to "a structure or building badly constructed"; I've always thought it only meant "a neverending tale", to which you can refer in a

CalifJim wrote: the prep FOR confuses me a bit there too The title is one of many variants on Bowling for Dollars. From Wikipedia: Bowling for Dollars was a 1970s-era TV game show on which ordinary people could try their hand at the sport