Friday, June 12, 2020

IN OTHER WORDS II

Idiomatic language can be hard for English learners. For example, take the school-yard classic rhyming insult for one allegedly not telling the truth. What was this foreign exchange student trying to say when he yelled:

PREVARICAOR! PREVARICATOR!
TROUSERS BURNING!

Answer:

LIAR! LIAR! PANTS ON FIRE! 


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