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Sentences with the word "flap"
Hey guys,
I heard this word in a tv serie, the sentence was "we are all in flap".
I got one of the meaning of flaps (Birds flapping their wings - The flag flapped in the breeze, etc), but I didn't get in which form flap can be used for describe a state of upset, or becoming nervous, or whatever.
Could you please write down few sentences as examples? :)
3 de dez de 2013 23:46
Respostas · 4
I suspect it should be "we are all in a flap." It means to be in a panic or confusion about something.
From http://www.thefreedictionary.com/flap
See number 3:
flap (flӕp) noun
1. anything broad or wide that hangs loosely. a flap of canvas.
2. the sound made when such a thing moves. We could hear the flap of the flag blowing in the wind.
3. great confusion or panic. They are all in a terrible flap. verb – past tense, past participle flapped –
1. to (make something) move with the sound of a flap. the leaves were flapping in the breeze; The bird flapped its wings.
2. to become confused; to get into a panic. There is no need to flap.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
4 de dezembro de 2013
Yes Adam, I understand that flapping is like "flutter"...
But what about "we are all in flap"?
4 de dezembro de 2013
People may flap(toss carelessly, or aimlessly) their arms in the air to show attitude, and/ or frustration.
Little Johnny requested that he spend the night at his friends house. Johnnys' father said," Not today son, you have school in the morning." Then little Johnny flapped his arms, rolled his eyes, and stomped into his room.
4 de dezembro de 2013
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