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!Mira que luna! Look at that moon! Resources for learning English

!Mira que luna! Look at that moon! Resources for learning English
Fernando Olivera: El rapto.- TEXT FROM THE NOVEL The goldfinch by Donna Tartt (...) One night we were in San Antonio, and I was having a bit of a melt-down, wanting my own room, you know, my dog, my own bed, and Daddy lifted me up on the fairgrounds and told me to look at the moon. When "you feel homesick", he said, just look up. Because the moon is the same wherever you go". So after he died, and I had to go to Aunt Bess -I mean, even now, in the city, when I see a full moon, it's like he's telling me not to look back or feel sad about things, that home is wherever I am. She kissed me on the nose. Or where you are, puppy. The center of my earth is you". The goldfinch Donna Tartt 4441 English edition

Monday, January 21, 2013

Dressed like a dog's dinner

Dogs dressed in clothing

Dogs dressed in clothing look on during a purification ceremony in Tokyo. Photo: Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP/GETTY

Today's Phrase

If someone is described as being 'dressed like a dog's dinner', it means they are wearing clothes which are inappropriate for the occasion or too formal. This is quite a negative way to describe someone!
Examples
The dress code was smart/casual, but Linda came wearing a full-length ball gown! She was dressed like a dog's dinner!
My mum really embarrasses me, she always dresses like a dog's dinner, even when we're just going to the shops!
Look at that guy over there! He's wearing a tuxedo in this old pub. He's dressed like a dog's dinner!

Take note

A more polite way to describe someone who is 'dressed like a dog's dinner' is to say that they are 'overdressed'.
That crystal-encrusted dress is very beautiful, but I think you may be a little overdressed for an afternoon at the football.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/2013/01/130117_todays_phrase_dressed_like_a_dogs_dinner.shtml

Interesting fact

Five hundred pets and their owners visited the Ichigaya Kamegaoka-Hachiman shrine in Tokyo to celebrate new year and to pray for the animals' health and happiness. The pets received a special blessing during a purification ceremony.


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