Trail, get burned on

Question

Hi,1) When someone who smokes or wears a strong perfume walks past you, they leave a trail of the smell behind them. Could I say that:"A guy ran past me and I was almost knocked down by his smell. I couldn't really walk off the pavement because I was headed in the same direction, so I was forced to walk in the trail that lingered behind him."?I'm not sure if 'trail' works in this case.2) Can food get burned on something? For instance: "The cheese oozed out of the sandwich and got burned on the tray." (I'm talking about the built-in tray that's in sandwich makers.) I want to emphasize that the burned-on food stuck to the surface of the tray.Thank you.

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

Ann225A guy ran past me and I was almost knocked down by ~~his~~ the smell. I couldn't really ~~walk off the pavement~~ change course because I was headed in the same direction, so I was forced to walk in the trail that lingered behind him.

'trail' sounds OK to me. I didn't understand 'walk off the pavement'. Do you normally have the choice of walking in the road? You'll get knocked down by a beer truck that way — much worse than getting knocked down by a smell.

Ann225The cheese oozed out of the sandwich and got burned onto the tray.

'onto' instead of just 'on' will give you the meaning you want.

Found online:

I scraped the charred cloth off the bottom of my brew kettle, where it had burned onto the enameled metal in the shape of the rings of the element.

CJ

Trail, get burned on

Top answer

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

Related Questions