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miss noor
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English expression
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Hi,
I want to ask you about the meaning of these expressions :
1- She looks blue . ( can we say she is blue or she feels blue ).
2- She will go bananas.
Afre they used now ????
Thanks in advance
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23 May 2009
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Aimee/S.
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Hi Noor -
Feeling blue = depressed
Going bananas = get crazy! (you could say : she is nuts, too. Very American...)
Have a nice evening,
Aimee
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23 May 2009
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Nabila Manzur
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I once heard that the name of rythym and blues comes from that expression.
to fell blue = to be sad/ depressed as linlin`s said.
and related to the second one there is a book written by Joseph Campbell:
TRANSFORMATIONS OF MYTH THROUGH TIME where it says:
.....and the males went bananas....., meaning that they went mad.
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23 May 2009
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Olindalima ( F )
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Hi, miss Noor
And there is a very famous song, it goes like this:
" I �ve got some red roses for a blue lady"
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23 May 2009
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Vickiii
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they are still commonly used
I agree
feeling blue - sad or down
going bananas - going crazy
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24 May 2009
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ballycastle1
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I would differ regarding the current use of �blue �. I fully agree with the meaning but it �s years since I heard anyone use the term in conversation. You might come across it in songs - if the songwriter was stuck for a rhyme - but otherwise it �s rather dated. The song that Olindalima refers to was a hit in 1965! Bananas is still current, though. Must be different in Australia. |
24 May 2009
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dennismychina
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Hi Ballycastle,
Possibly it�s different in the UK, or at least the part that you live in.
I find blue is far more commonly used than going bananas.
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24 May 2009
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ballycastle1
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Hello, my old china! I �m sure you �re right. No wonder non-native speakers get confused. Have a good Sunday! |
24 May 2009
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