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“the murder house”<\/h2>\n
This is an unfortunate name given to the dentist\u2019s clinic. It was more something my father\u2019s generation used, but we still heard it from time to time when I was at school. I looked into it just for this blog, and found that this term is particular to New Zealand.<\/p>\n
Apparently, it comes from schools, of all places. We used to have a dental nurse at every school, who usually operated from a small building that was isolated from the other school buildings, giving it a slightly sinister presence. People started calling the buildings \u201cthe murder house\u201d and the name stuck.<\/p>\n
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“It is absolute murder trying to get her to go”<\/h2>\n
If we say that doing something is \u201cmurder\u201d it means it is extremely tough and difficult<\/p>\n
(e.g. The last two kilometers of the marathon were murder, but I somehow made it to the finish line.)<\/p>\n
“a murder of crows”<\/h2>\n
In English, we have various names for groups of animals, such as a \u201cschool of fish\u201d, a \u201cpride of lions\u201d and a \u201cgaggle of geese\u201d. A group of crows is called a \u201cmurder\u201d. I\u2019m not sure of the origins of this, but it seems quite befitting, as they are quite sinister looking.<\/p>\n
“screamed blue murder”<\/h2>\n
To \u201cscream blue murder\u201d means to shout very loudly or make a huge fuss about something. It is usually some kind of overreaction<\/p>\n
(e.g. He\u2019s spoilt rotten, and he\u2019ll scream blue murder if he doesn\u2019t get what he wants.)<\/p>\n
“I could murder a cheeseburger”<\/h2>\n
The expression \u201cI could murder a \u2026\u201d is used when we are extremely hungry and really feel like eating a particular kind of food.<\/p>\n
It implies that we will devour that food in a very short amount of time.<\/p>\n
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Have a nice Golden Week!<\/p>\n
See you next month!<\/p>\n
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