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Subject: Re: [Idioms #7] Talking about Love
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 21:29:35 -0600
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"Enrico C" <enrico.c@spamcop.net> wrote in message
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>
> I have under my nose a list of idioms about love, but I don't know
> what they exactly mean.
>
> "Tell her how much you enjoy sports, if you want to get to first base
> with her."
>
> "What Guy Will Fall Head Over Heels In Love With You?"
>
> "She has always been able to wrap her boyfriend around her little
> finger."
>
>
> Hmmm... let's find out!
>
>
> "Get to first base with someone" doesn't necessarily mean you are
> playing baseball with your sweetheart, I guess :)
>
> Wayne Magnuson gives an example of *not* getting first base
> "He was hoping for a kiss, but he didn't get to first base."
>
> So, I think you get to first base when the person you desire
> reciprocates your feelings, gives you her/his first kiss, or something
> like that!
That's correct. First base is usually a kiss or holding hands. There is
also references to second, third and home plate (or a home run). There
isn't any clearly defined distinctions but third base usually implies that
the couple has stopped short of actual intercourse while home plate implies
that sexual relations occurred.
jk
>
>
> "Fall head over heels in love" must be when you like someone so much
> that you feel dizzy, I think!
> In short, you've got a crush for her, or him!
>
> Here is a test from the Net that gives a clue as to what "falling head
> over heels" means.
> They say you can find out "What Guy Will Fall Head Over Heels In Love
> With You?" just answering a few questions like these...
>
> | What where you labelled as in school?
> | Townie
> | Trendy
> | Grunger/Greebo/Greb
> | Goth
> | Punk
>
> | What do you like your dream man to act like?
> | Mysterious and Opinionated
> | Cheeky and Generous
> | Wild and Romantic
> | Fun and Easy-To-Talk-To
> | Sensitive and Mysterious
>
>
http://quizilla.com/users/Blackspideress/quizzes/What%20Guy%20Will%20Fall%20Head%20Over%20Heels%20In%20Love%20With%20You%3F/
>
>
> Maybe... :-/
>
>
>
> "Wrap someone around your little finger" means you get someone (your
> lover, probably) to do anything you want, according to what I read on
> englishforums.com
>
> He / She is so crazy about you, that you have him / her under your
> control!
>
> You wrap or even twist the guy / girl.
>
> "She has always been able to twist her boyfriend around her little
> finger."
>
> The expression has even been used by an advert of sunglasses for
> "naughty girls"...!
>
> | Release the mischievious little imp in you and wrap him around your
> | little finger where he longs to be. Roxanne Biker glasses will accent
> | your look to keep him spellbound and in your sway for as long as need
be.
>
> I didn't know about these glasses, but their ad is fun :)
>
> --
> Enrico C ~ No native speaker
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