To sweep somone off their feet"
Is the expression
"to sweep somone off their feet"
only used in a romantic context?
For instance , if someone said
"She doesn't like you."
Would it make sense to say:
"Well, she doesn't sweeo me off my feet."
(And would it always have a romantic/sexual connoation, or could also be neutral, and by that, I mean in the same way that we may say 'Ilike/I love someone', even though the feeling is just platonic?)
Top answer
Christine Christie Is the expression "to sweep som e one off their feet" only used in a romantic context? Yes. You might be able to borrow it into a different context, but you'd have to have a good reason to do so.
- Christine Christie Is the expression "to sweep som e one off their feet" only used in a romantic context?
- Yes.
- You might be able to borrow it into a different context, but you'd have to have a good reason to do so.
- " No.
- That doesn't sound like idiomatic English.
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Christine ChristieIs the expression "to sweep someone off their feet" only used in a romantic context?
Yes. You might be able to borrow it into a different context, but you'd have to have a good reason to do so.
Christine ChristieFor instance, if someone said "She doesn't like you."
Would
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