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ESLBeginner Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
"suck the fun out of"
Hello, would someone please tell me what's the meaning of "suck the fun out of ..."? Thanks!
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Here, 'suck' = 'take', but with a slightly negative feeling. The teacher's angry looks sucked the fun out of our teasing the little boy on the playground. Your expression of feeling guilty sucks the fun out of our playing tricks on our friends.
- Here, 'suck' = 'take', but with a slightly negative feeling.
- The teacher's angry looks sucked the fun out of our teasing the little boy on the playground.
- Your expression of feeling guilty sucks the fun out of our playing tricks on our friends.
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Here, 'suck' = 'take', but with a slightly negative feeling.
The teacher's angry looks sucked the fun out of our teasing the little boy on the playground.
Your expression of feeling guilty sucks the fun out of our playing tricks on our friends.
The teacher's angry looks sucked the fun out of our teasing the little boy on the playground.
Your expression of feeling guilty sucks the fun out of our playing tricks on our friends.
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This is usually done by what people call a party pooper or debbie downer. Taking a great situation and doing something to change it quickly to the opposite.
A party pooper sucks the fun out of a lot of things.
definition of party pooper is
1) A person who ruins a party by either stopping the fun or not participating in a certain activity
2) A person that ruins a festive mom
A party pooper sucks the fun out of a lot of things.
definition of party pooper is
1) A person who ruins a party by either stopping the fun or not participating in a certain activity
2) A person that ruins a festive mom
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ESLBeginner Hello, would someone please tell me what's the meaning of "suck the fun out of ..."? Thanks!
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