Daft_ishtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml·6 months agoedit-26 months agoWhat are some insults in english that will make non-native speakers have to ask someone their meaning?message-squarearrow-up1109arrow-down13message-square113fedilink
arrow-up1106arrow-down1message-squareWhat are some insults in english that will make non-native speakers have to ask someone their meaning?Daft_ishtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml·6 months agoedit-26 months agomessage-square113fedilink
minus-squareCanadaPlusarrow-up3arrow-down0·6 months agolinkfedilinkI have no idea how it started being used that way, but it’s true, there’s nothing fun about a wet blanket.
minus-squaremarquisalexarrow-up2arrow-down0·6 months agolinkfedilinkYou’d use a wet blanket to smother a fire.
minus-squareCanadaPlusarrow-up2arrow-down0·6 months agolinkfedilinkI suppose so, although a proper fire blanket would be even better.
I have no idea how it started being used that way, but it’s true, there’s nothing fun about a wet blanket.
You’d use a wet blanket to smother a fire.
I suppose so, although a proper fire blanket would be even better.