@Daft_ish@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • edit-27 months agoWhat are some insults in english that will make non-native speakers have to ask someone their meaning?message-square113fedilinkarrow-up1109arrow-down13
arrow-up1106arrow-down1message-squareWhat are some insults in english that will make non-native speakers have to ask someone their meaning?@Daft_ish@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • edit-27 months agomessage-square113fedilink
minus-square@CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilink3•7 months agoI have no idea how it started being used that way, but it’s true, there’s nothing fun about a wet blanket.
minus-square@marquisalex@feddit.uklinkfedilink2•7 months agoYou’d use a wet blanket to smother a fire.
minus-square@CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilink2•7 months agoI 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.