{"id":9342,"date":"2020-06-14T01:00:21","date_gmt":"2020-06-13T16:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fruitfulenglish.com\/blog\/?p=9342"},"modified":"2020-06-09T19:59:24","modified_gmt":"2020-06-09T10:59:24","slug":"rodd-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fruitfulenglish.com\/blog\/rodd-16\/","title":{"rendered":"\u30103\u5206\u3067\u82f1\u8a9e\u30a4\u30c7\u30a3\u30aa\u30e0\u3011Clear as Mud! Exaggerated and Sarcastic Sayings and their Opposites"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi, everyone!<\/p>\n

Here are a few sayings and idioms that are often used, and their opposites.<\/p>\n

We also go into a bit of sarcasm, which is often used as well. \u00a0Sarcasm is a type of humor that is often opposite in meaning to the reality and is used everyday – especially between friends.<\/p>\n

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You may have heard the saying\u201cClear as crystal\u201d, “crystal clear\u201d<\/strong>, or “clear as day\u201d, <\/strong>and these mean you understand or comprehend something well, however the opposite of this is \u201cClear as mud!\u201d, <\/strong>and this means you have no idea what is being explained or you do not understand the thing being discussed at all.<\/p>\n

Next we have\u201cThis thing weighs a ton!\u201d, <\/strong>which is often used when we are carrying something heavy like a box or even if it is something small but is heavier than it appears to be – like my mums handbag for example.<\/p>\n

The opposite of this would be\u201cIt is lighter than a feather!\u201d<\/strong> – a new laptop or cell phone would be an example of this as these days those gadgets are very light.<\/p>\n

And, we also have “The best of both worlds\u201d, <\/strong>which means you can enjoy two different opportunities at the same time.<\/p>\n

The opposite of this is“Miss the boat\u201d, <\/strong>which means when someone has missed their opportunity to do something (they missed their boat).<\/p>\n

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Next up, the weather, which we often use a bit of sarcasm with.<\/p>\n

Often when we meet up with friends and it is a nice sunny day, we might say \u201cTerrible weather we are having isn\u2019t it?\u201d<\/strong> was a sort of joke, and vice versa if it is horrible rainy day wee often say \u201cbeautiful weather today isn\u2019t it?”<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Next up, “Fat chance\u201d<\/strong> – This is used sarcastically to mean a very slim chance.<\/p>\n

Next. we have “I could care less\u201d,<\/strong> \u00a0which is used sarcastically to mean I couldn’t care less and and “I couldn’t care less” means it would be impossible to care less than I care, because I care so little.<\/p>\n

“That takes the cake” <\/strong>– used sarcastically to mean that’s the worst.\u00a0 (Originally to “take the cake” meant to win a cake as a prize in a contest.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

“That leaves a lot to be desired\u201d<\/strong> is next, and depending on who uses it can mean a lot to be desired or very little that is desirable.<\/p>\n

Lastly we have \u201cA snowball\u2019s chance in hell\u201d<\/strong> which means something is near impossible. \u00a0This is because hell is supposed to be very hot and if a snowball was there, it would have no chance because it would melt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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