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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
to put your self of(f) the ceiling
What does it mean, 'to put yourself of the ceiling'?
Is it correctly 'to put yourself off the ceiling'?
I have no idea, anyway.
Is it correctly 'to put yourself off the ceiling'?
I have no idea, anyway.
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Neither of these makes any sense. Where did you get this phrase?
- Neither of these makes any sense.
- Where did you get this phrase?
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I am sorry, it was 'to pick ...'.
From excerpt below:
I said 'Well you know, could you tell me more?' And they said 'Well he, when they're getting him ready, washing and dressing him, he touches their faces or he touches their shirt.' Well I think at this point I had to pick myself of the ceiling and say 'Well, look, my husband has no coherent speech, if he wants to say “Thank
From excerpt below:
I said 'Well you know, could you tell me more?' And they said 'Well he, when they're getting him ready, washing and dressing him, he touches their faces or he touches their shirt.' Well I think at this point I had to pick myself of the ceiling and say 'Well, look, my husband has no coherent speech, if he wants to say “Thank
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Looks like someone has merged the idioms "pick [myself/my jaw] up off the floor" (recover from a great shock or surprise) with "hit the ceiling" (become very angry). It's a combination that would be almost impossible to understand for a non-native speaker.
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