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Mr. Tom Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Blow someone out of the water...
Hi
Can we use this idiom (blow someone out of the water) for these situations?
(When a baby cries a lot and cannot be consoled)
Her constant crying really blew me out of the water.
(When there has been no light or even water for some time; in other words, when there is terrible water shortage)
The constant water shortage has blown the whole block of flats out of the water.
Thanks,
Tom
Can we use this idiom (blow someone out of the water) for these situations?
(When a baby cries a lot and cannot be consoled)
Her constant crying really blew me out of the water.
(When there has been no light or even water for some time; in other words, when there is terrible water shortage)
The constant water shortage has blown the whole block of flats out of the water.
Thanks,
Tom
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Thanks, GPY.
So can you tell me some suitable idiomatic expression for those situations -- I mean, when one is greatly bugged/perturbed/disturbed by something?
The constant engine noise has ____________ me.
I asked this question because we have a neat expression in my language that is used in situations such as the ones I mentioned in my original post. The literal
So can you tell me some suitable idiomatic expression for those situations -- I mean, when one is greatly bugged/perturbed/disturbed by something?
The constant engine noise has ____________ me.
I asked this question because we have a neat expression in my language that is used in situations such as the ones I mentioned in my original post. The literal
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The constant engine noise is/was really annoying me / really getting on my nerves / driving me nuts / doing my head in. (last one is a bit more slangy).
The second sentence seems sematically odd to me. Why would a water shortage affect people in a specific block of flats? Water shortages affect a whole city, or region, or country.
The second sentence seems sematically odd to me. Why would a water shortage affect people in a specific block of flats? Water shortages affect a whole city, or region, or country.
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Thanks again.
Tom
GPYThe second sentence seems sematically odd to me.You are lucky, GPY -- This kind of problem is common in my neck of the woods.(The water pump/machine needs repairing and the union of the block is too lazy/the people are too reluctant to pool money.)
Tom
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Mr. TomYou are lucky, GPY -- This kind of problem is common in my neck of the woods.(The water pump/machine needs repairing and the union of the block is too lazy/the people are too reluctant to pool money.)OK, I think it is just an issue with the term "water shortage". This normally means that there is insufficient water available generally in a region (i.e.
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