Are You In Dutch?
If someone asks you to go out for lunch some where and they tell you it's Dutch treat it means that you pay your own way and they pay their own way. (some treat...) If someone says you have Dutch courage you will need to get your blood alcohol level tested. It was used to describe someone who has imbibed too much and feels his oats. This supposedly comes from time when Dutch sailors defeated the English, and was used by the English as an explanation for the loss. If someone says you are speaking double Dutch you are speaking something they do not understand. It is a slang term for something twice as hard as a language which is already considered difficult to learn. If your house has Dutch doors you probably live on a farm. They are those doors you see at coat check counters. They are only half doors. A Dutch uncle is a stern and reproving person, usually the pragmatist in the group. If you are in Dutch you have gotten into trouble with someone. It is not usually serious. If your Dutch is up you have gotten your dander up. If you go to a Dutch auction you don't want to be the first to bid. At a Dutch auction, the prices drop until someone buys.... When you use two jump ropes, you are jumping double Dutch style. Since a single jump rope is difficult enough for many people, jumping double Dutch is harder. This is similar to speaking double Dutch. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "English Learner's Cafe" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/english_learners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
