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Listenever Posted 10 years ago
At 0:22, the female character says:
Well, I am not you, Pat. I toast the teacakes. ___ Can't you slow down? I'm wearing the wrong bra.
What does she mean she toasts the teacakes?
Also, I hear something in the blank. What is it?
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I toast the teacakes.
At 0:22, the female character says:
Well, I am not you, Pat. I toast the teacakes. ___ Can't you slow down? I'm wearing the wrong bra.
What does she mean she toasts the teacakes?
Also, I hear something in the blank. What is it?
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Look , can't you slow down? I'm not aware of any idiomatic meaning for "toast the teacakes". org/wiki/Me Before_You (film) , and this character is Louisa, who has a "marathon-running boyfriend", then apparently she works (or used to work) in a café.
- Look , can't you slow down?
- I'm not aware of any idiomatic meaning for "toast the teacakes".
- org/wiki/Me Before_You (film) , and this character is Louisa, who has a "marathon-running boyfriend", then apparently she works (or used to work) in a café.
- Therefore I think "I toast the teacakes" is probably literal, meaning that she has a fairly menial job in the café.
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Look, can't you slow down?
I'm not aware of any idiomatic meaning for "toast the teacakes". If this is the same film as at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Me Before_You(film) , and this character is Louisa, who has a "marathon-running boyfriend", then apparently she works (or used to work) in
I'm not aware of any idiomatic meaning for "toast the teacakes". If this is the same film as at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Me Before_You(film) , and this character is Louisa, who has a "marathon-running boyfriend", then apparently she works (or used to work) in
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Thanks, GPY.
If it's literal, does the use of 'toast' instead of other verbs such as bake or cook sound natural?
I thought 'toast' was used mostly for bread slices.
Or does the use of 'toast' indicate that she doesn't really bake the cakes from raw ingredients but merely reheat the already baked cakes?
If it's literal, does the use of 'toast' instead of other verbs such as bake or cook sound natural?
I thought 'toast' was used mostly for bread slices.
Or does the use of 'toast' indicate that she doesn't really bake the cakes from raw ingredients but merely reheat the already baked cakes?
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listeneverI thought 'toast' was used mostly for bread slices.Yes, often bread slices, but similar things too. As you will see if you search for images of "teacakes", they are fairly flat "bready" cakes that can be sliced in half and toasted in a similar manner to bread.
listeneverOr does the use of 'toast' indicate that she doesn't rea
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