Daft_ish@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-22 年前What are some insults in english that will make non-native speakers have to ask someone their meaning?message-squaremessage-square96linkfedilinkarrow-up1109arrow-down13
arrow-up1106arrow-down1message-squareWhat are some insults in english that will make non-native speakers have to ask someone their meaning?Daft_ish@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-22 年前message-square96linkfedilink
minus-squareHugh_Jeggs@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 年前In Scotland it’s “A couple of pieces short of a picnic”, a piece being a sandwich
minus-squareS_H_K@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 年前Like his brain is not complete or something didn’t get it not sure.
minus-squareJackFrostNCola@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 年前“He’s not all there” is the most basic version of this saying. “He’s got a few tools missing from the shed” is an aussie version too.
minus-squareBigPotato@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 年前Not the brightest fork in the tool shed, are they?
minus-squareJackFrostNCola@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 年前Not the sharpest crayon in the bunch?
minus-squareHugh_Jeggs@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 年前It means they went for a picnic and lo and behold, a smarter-than-average bear stole their pic-a-nic basket
In Scotland it’s “A couple of pieces short of a picnic”, a piece being a sandwich
Like his brain is not complete or something didn’t get it not sure.
“He’s not all there” is the most basic version of this saying.
“He’s got a few tools missing from the shed” is an aussie version too.
Not the brightest fork in the tool shed, are they?
Not the sharpest crayon in the bunch?
It means they went for a picnic and lo and behold, a smarter-than-average bear stole their pic-a-nic basket