![]() ![]() ![]() You may not believe the origin of this strange saying. “My grandson came around yesterday and he was like a bull in a china shop.”īut what do you think a bull in a china shop would really look like? Believe it or not, the Mythbusters have answered that question for you! Running around like a headless chicken It could also describe someone who doesn’t think carefully or act in a tactful manner. So, someone could be described as a bull in a china shop if they are awkward and clumsy and often break things. Imagine what it would be like if a huge bull was racing around a shop full of these items! We can guess a lot of them would be knocked over and damaged or broken. “If the cake maker doesn’t confirm soon I’m going to be in a pickle.” “You have got yourself into a right pickle there, let me help!” Bull in a china shopĬhinaware is delicate and easily breakable. You wouldn’t say this in a serious manner. Think about it how can you be IN a pickle?! It actually isn’t anything to do with food but is in fact used when you are in trouble or have a difficult choice to make. This has to be at the top of our funny idioms list. Learn more idioms about health and sickness.įunny idioms and phrases that make almost no sense at all! “I’m not sure what I ate last night but I have a bit of a funny tummy now.” It describes any kind of unwell feeling in your digestive system. Some funny English idioms aren’t about pleasant topics! If someone says they have a funny tummy, it’s a polite way of saying they have a stomachache or diarrhea. If in doubt, avoid using this one unless you are confident you have judged the tone correctly. “My kids are driving me crazy! I’m going to end up in the funny farm at this rate.” Instead, it could be used when joking between friends or family. It wouldn’t be appropriate to use it in formal or polite conversation, or when talking about someone who really has a serious mental health issue. Simply put, this idiom is a derogatory slang term for a psychiatric hospital or ‘insane asylum’. *Ingratiate: Go out of your way to make yourself liked by someone else by showing them attention, flattering them or pleasing them.Ĭheck out our idioms about money if you want more like this. I guess a rich man’s joke is always funny.” “Look at everyone gathering around the CEO. In order to ingratiate* yourself with your boss or a person in authority, you may find yourself laughing at their jokes even if they are not that funny. This saying is part of a couplet (a two-lined poem):Īnd a rich man’s joke is always funny – Thomas E. ![]() No funny business while we’re away, okay?” A rich man’s joke is always funny “I’m going to look through the accounts again to check there’s no funny business!” “Your father and I are going out tonight. It covers a wide range of topics from bad business practices to personal choices. This short phrase is asking that nothing dishonest or dodgy happens. I don’t think the new professor has a funny bone.” No funny business The second way this term could be used is to refer to a person’s sense of humor or ability to make people laugh. “I’m not sure if it want to laugh or cry. That’s why native speakers say they hit their funny bone. Although it doesn’t hurt, it feels strange and funny. The next time you hit your elbow in a particular spot you may feel a tingling or prickly pain. The first definition relates to your elbow. What a great way to start our funny idioms list with a two-for-one. We’ll begin with some idioms that actually contain the word ‘funny’. ![]()
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