Making a pig of oneself

If you say that someone is making a pig of themselves, you are criticizing them for eating a very large amount at one meal. [informal, disapproval]

Homer Simpson is always making a pig of himself at meal times.”

Please add your own title to this picture. (Homework)

 

Word of the day: Wort des Tages:

Ignoramus = ignorant person.

I always liked the neologism of ignoranus. Someone who is ignorant and an asshole.

This is a new English word that someone in the USA made up.

 

Phrase of the day: Satz des Tages:

The world and his wife” meaning everyone is there. This English phrase means everyone; a great crowd; a jumbled assortment of people. I often use this English phrase.

Sample Sentence:

The world and his wife were at the opening – we could barely move.”

 

Idiom of the day: Redewendung des Tages:

Making a pig of oneself” means that if you say that someone is making a pig of themselves, you are criticizing them for eating a great deal / a large amount at one meal. [informal, disapproval]

Sample Sentence:

I’m sorry, it seems as if I made a pig of myself at the dinner party.”

 

British (B.E.) / American (A.E.) Vocabulary:

Britisches Englisch / amerikanisches Englisch Wortschatz:

B.E. Wallet

A.E. Billfold (Brieftasche /Portmonee)

B.E. Billion = million million;

A.E. billion = thousand million.

A million is 106, or 1,000,000. A billion is one thousand million, or 1,000,000,000 (109). This is the common usage in English-speaking countries and is called the short scale. … The word billion originated from the French word bi- (“two”) + -illion; i.e. a million million.

A trillion is a number with two distinct definitions: 1,000,000,000,000, i.e. one million

million, or 1012 (ten to the twelfth power), as defined on the short scale. This is now the meaning in both American and British English. … This is one million times larger than the short-scale trillion.

Pronunciation tip: Aussprachetipp:

German: Knopf, Knoblauch, Knapp, k” is not silent, but in English, we do NOT pronounce the ‘K’ when you have an “N” next to it, such as Knee, Knight, Knickers Knife, Know, Knew, knowledge, plus many more.

8-letter words that start with ‘kn‘:

  • knitting.

  • knockout.

  • knickers.

  • knitwear.

  • knockoff.

  • knapsack.

  • knuckler.

  • knothole.

 

Wit, Wit, Wit Business examples:

Witz, Witz, Witz Geschäftsbeispiele:

“My typing is really speeding up – I can now make twenty mistakes per minute.” Quote by Goldie Hawn.

 

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If you do not understand why this is a little bit funny,

then you need to ask me.

 

Translate the Text into English: Übersetzen:

Das Kind hat Hunger.

Ihr esst eine Orange.

Das ist eine Orange.

Eine Frau isst den Fisch.

Er isst eine Orange.

Der Mann isst den Fisch.

Die Kinder haben Hunger.

Es ist ein Fisch.

Salz bitte? Das Salz.

Eine Frau isst den Zucker.

Der Mann hat Zucker.

Der Tee.

Das Kind isst Fleisch.

Das Fleisch.

Du isst Eis.

Ihr trinkt Tee.

Die Frau isst Schokolade.

Eine Frau isst den Reis.

Sie essen Fleisch.

Ihr esst Reis.

Schokolade ist lecker.

Der Mann und die Frau trinken Tee.

Sie trinkt Milch und ich trinke Tee.

Der Mann isst den Reis.

Sie isst Eis.

Die Frau isst die Schokolade.

Schokolade schmecht suß.

Die Schokolade schmecht suß.

Das Gemüse ist frisch.

Der Mann isst schokolade.

Die Erdberre ist frisch.

Ich trinke Orangensaft.

Das Mädchen, der Mann und die Frau essen Pizza.

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Quote of the week: Zitat der Woche:

Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.
C.S. LEWIS.

 

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