@[email protected] to [email protected] • edit-22 months agoWhat are some insults in english that will make non-native speakers have to ask someone their meaning?message-square111fedilinkarrow-up1109arrow-down13
arrow-up1106arrow-down1message-squareWhat are some insults in english that will make non-native speakers have to ask someone their meaning?@[email protected] to [email protected] • edit-22 months agomessage-square111fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•2 months agoNon native here: never heard it, is implying an unpleasant feeling?
minus-squareThassodarlinkfedilink10•2 months agoUsually it’s referring to being a downer at an event that’s typically exciting. Like being at a party but complaining the whole time about their beer/music selection.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•2 months agoI have no idea how it started being used that way, but it’s true, there’s nothing fun about a wet blanket.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•2 months agoI suppose so, although a proper fire blanket would be even better.
You’re being a wet blanket.
Non native here: never heard it, is implying an unpleasant feeling?
Usually it’s referring to being a downer at an event that’s typically exciting. Like being at a party but complaining the whole time about their beer/music selection.
I have no idea how it started being used that way, but it’s true, there’s nothing fun about a wet blanket.
You’d use a wet blanket to smother a fire.
I suppose so, although a proper fire blanket would be even better.