![]() ![]() The balls of a swan, jumping from a rooster to a donkey, and an angel urinating on your tongue – just some of the bizarre and amusing idioms and phrases from around the world that have been recreated as animations as part of London College of Communication’s Graduate Residency Programme.Įrmina Takenova, a graduate of LCC’s BA (Hons) Illustration & Visual Media course, developed 15 fun and quirky animations for sayings from Latvia, Armenia, Mexico and more – exploring cultural differences (and similarities). National Trust - Interactive Animation Experience Style, substance and storytelling: creating cinematic realitiesĮmergence: Service/Social/Sustainable Designīusiness, Partnerships and Knowledge Exchange Getting past the pitch: turning filmmaking into your career ![]() ![]() What women want: writing for and about women Students speaking up: art, activism and everything in between Telling the untold: sharing meaningful narratives Summer Study Abroad - Graphic Media Designīeing seen, being hired, being heard: diversity in PR Summer Study Abroad - Digital Photography Portfolio Summer Study Abroad - Communication for PR and Advertising Everyone is having a lot of fun and working very hard- we’re going to accomplish some great things this summer!” This entry was posted in For Learners and tagged english, expressions, funny, humor, idioms, phrases.Creative Industries London - Study Abroad optional module “The culture of this company is unbelievable. She enjoys travelling, cooking, and playing volleyball. Jess is a Public Relations Associate at Voxy, and recently graduated from Indiana University (Go Hoosiers!). Finger lickin’ good – extremely tastyĮxample: My mom makes the best steak! It’s finger lickin’ good!Īre there any other weird idioms that you find funny? Share with us! Use your loaf – use your head, think smartĮxample: Come on Parker, use your loaf! I know you can solve this problem!ġ0. To drink like a fish – to drink heavilyĮxample: The group at the bar seems to being having a party and you can tell he’s the birthday boy because he is drinking like a fish!ĩ. To have a cast iron stomach – to have no problems eating or drinking anythingĮxample: I think I would be sick if I ate all that food, but Joe seems to have a cast iron stomach.Ĩ. To put a sock in it – to tell someone noisy to be quietĮxample: Jane was yelling while I was studying so I told her to put a sock in it.ħ. ![]() Everything but the kitchen sink – almost everything has been includedĮxample: Maria was trying so hard to get the question right, she was throwing out everything but the kitchen sink!Ħ. To pig out – to eat a lot very quicklyĮxample: After the marathon, the runners pigged out at a dinner buffet.ĥ. To have Van Gogh’s ear for music – to be tone deaf (Van Gogh only had one ear!)Įxample: Xavi really shouldn’t play the piano- he has Van Gogh’s ear for music.Ĥ. When pigs fly – about something that will never happenĮxample: Yea, right! You will get Taylor Swift to ask you on a date when pigs fly!ģ. The lights are on but nobody’s home – used to describe a stupid personĮxample: She really has no clue- the lights are on but nobody’s home!Ģ. But here is a list of ten of the funniest English idioms and how to use them!ġ. We get it, idioms are weird, and often have nothing to do with their literal meaning. ![]()
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