Eavesdroppings & Stories
Anecdotes and anything overheard, for a smile a day...
Wednesday, 5 September 2012
717. What we mean is what we don't say... (71)
We say
:
That looks a bit iffy/dodgy.
We mean
: It stinks, it sucks, I wouldn't touch it with a ten foot barge pole.
What it says about us
: I'm British, so "a bit iffy/dodgy" will do.
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