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Mar 12, 2014 · 1) It's "get scored on." The team with the ball scores, the team without the ball is scored on. 2) See 1. The "on" goes with "scored," not "more times." 3) To "score" with a woman is to have sex with her. Chandler is calling Joey's sister a slut. 3.5) The "little men" are the model players used in the foosball game.
Jan 14, 2009 · There were little men who were sleeping under my bed last night but I didn't see them!! (I know it sounds bizarre. But what can one say?) Anyway here is my attempt Il y avait des lutins qui dormaient sous mon lit hier soir mais je ne les ai pas vu. I dont think this captures the essence of wha is meant. I think lutins is more in the sense of ...
Feb 17, 2009 · Feb 17, 2009. #3. "A little man" is also an idiom for a petty man. You might want to be careful about the context. Little boys are sometimes lovingly referred to as "my little man." Little and small can be used interchangeably to describe the size of a man given the right context but it's more clear to use "short" or "thin."
Apr 30, 2018 · Apr 30, 2018. #1. Hi, please see the following examples I created, imagining they appear in a survey report. 1. The percentage of newspaper readers differs little between men and women. 2. The likeability score for brand X differs little by age group. 3. The results differ little between this survey and the last survey.
Feb 9, 2015 · A dwarf is an extremely short adult who is less than 58 inches tall. The word midget is considered derogatory and offensive. Both words describe a short person, but refer to different physical characteristics and genetic conditions. "Midget" refers to a person who is very short, but normally proportioned.
Nov 28, 2009 · I agree that "little man" would usually be seen as condescending. I think it's a pretty close equivalent to "little lady". ewie said: [I think any man (no matter how gentlemanly) who addressed a woman (however ladylike) as little lady in the UK, would receive a black eye.]
Aug 12, 2009 · English - South-East England. Aug 12, 2009. #8. 'Lesser' means "littler, smaller" in certain fixed, old-fashioned expressions and in names of birds such as 'lesser spotted woodpecker'. Like 'greater', it's no longer widely used in the literal sense of physical size: 'lesser men' are less important men, not smaller men.
Oct 13, 2010 · Senior Member. Los Angeles, California. English, USA. Oct 13, 2010. #19. I've heard "you look a little rough around the edges" to mean unwell or even suffering from a hangover. "You're a little rough around the edges" would have the "unrefined" meaning for me but "You look..." changes the meaning for me.
Jun 18, 2006 · Hola!! A ver si me podeís aclarar esto: Para contables: few: Pocos. a few:Algunos. Para incontables: little: Poco /s Poco, en singular, porque precisamente es incontable. (un poco de azúcar, un poco de paciencia, etc.) a little: Algun/os Algo, porque precisamente si es incontable no podés usar algunos.
Feb 4, 2006 · I think gay men carrying a handbag is a myth - I've very rarely seen a man of any creed, colour or persuation carry one! Just for information - in BE "purse" refers specifically to the little money bag women carry containing change and their cards. Comparable to the man's wallet.
