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what is { Face like a wet weekend } ?
"What's wrong with Pete? He's got a face like a wet weekend."
1 jun. 2010 21:24
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Your face looks like that you really want to cry ...
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2 juni 2010
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I have heard it as a face like a wet blanket meaning very unhappy.
1 juni 2010
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Face like a wet weekend = miserable.
In Britain, this is very common for us! We wait all week to stop working and have a weekend of freedom but then it rains and everyone is sad! :(
If you have a "face like a wet weekend" it means you are very sad (like your weekend was ruined and you can't do what you were planning to do!)
1 juni 2010
If someone has a face like a wet weekend, they are wearing
a sad expression and look miserable.
"What's wrong with Sofa? She's got a face like a wet weekend."
"A wet weekend" means ,a very boring and disappointing experience or person.
2 juni 2010
'to have a face like a wet weekend ' is an idiom quite contrary in meaning to ' being on cloud nine';) It means being very unhappy.
It is a British informal idiom.
1 juni 2010
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