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Rimma Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Nasty nip.

Hello there,

How are you doing? I have some questions about vocabulary.

- I'm sorry that the parrot is squawking its head off.( I know the verb "squawk", but i don't clearly understand its meaning here.)
- Oh no, because it's more than likely to give me a nasty nip if I do.

Thanks.
  

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1. squawking its head off = the parrot is squawking so intensely/loud that it seems its head might come off (well not literally) 2. a nasty nip = a nasty bite

— Ivanhr

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  • squawking its head off = the parrot is squawking so intensely/loud that it seems its head might come off (well not literally) 2.
  • a nasty nip = a nasty bite
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1. squawking its head off = the parrot is squawking so intensely/loud that it seems its head might come off (well not literally)

2. a nasty nip = a nasty bite
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There are many exaggerations to express the intensity of an action that is so strong that the body part producing the action is destroyed in the process:

crying her eyes/heart out.
screaming/yelling their heads off
screaming at the top of their lungs
singing her heart out
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