0
Soheil1 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

(chess) The roof caves in

Hi.
Does "After 5...Nf6 the roof caves in" mean that the catastrophe could be forecast?

Thanks in advance
  

Top answer

Yes. It suggests that a lot of things are suddenly going to go very wrong indeed.

— Blue Jay

  • Yes.
  • It suggests that a lot of things are suddenly going to go very wrong indeed.
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

7 Answers
0
Yes. It suggests that a lot of things are suddenly going to go very wrong indeed.
0
0
Mean what shouldn't have occurred, occurred?
0
0
It means something disastrous happens if you make that move.
0
0
I suspect that 'the roof' here means the sky, is it?
0
0
No, it would refer to the roof of the building falling on you. It's an idiom, not meant to be taken literally, though.
0
0
soheil1is it informal?
Yes.
0

Related Questions