Arwa
Murdering Coffee?
"I'm so thirsty I could murder a cup of tea." What does "murder" mean here exactly? Can we murder tea as well?:)
Will you, please, use it in another context?
Thanks in advance.Correction
Can we murder coffee as well?
2012年12月7日 15:09
回答 · 35
4
It means that you REALLY REALLY REALLY want a cup of tea. And once you drink it, there will be no evidence of its existence anymore, so you murdered it... right?
(I could be wrong :-D I am just messing with the expression, my dear tea murderer! ;) )
---------
and coffee?? yes... just shoot it in the head ^^
2012年12月7日
3
It's an idiom which means "to really want something", usually food or drink (due to greater than usual hunger or thirst).
2012年12月7日
3
Correction: "I'm so thirsty I could murder FOR a cup of tea/coffee etc."
2012年12月7日
3
I believe murder in this case means to gulp the tea down fast, like you would gulp water down. Usually, you sip tea, slowly.
2012年12月7日
2
The person wants tea (or coffee) so much that his/her feelings are like that of a crazed murderer, figuratively of course. He/she is desperate and really, really wanting it. Not many murders are the result of someone being denied their cup of tea :) No cups are harmed in the action.
2012年12月7日
显示更多
还未找到你的答案吗？
把你的问题写下来，让母语人士来帮助你！
