Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Idiom

A friend was over today and talking about how chaotic life was at the moment, ending her long list of events with "and the in-laws are having kittens."

I was surprised at such an ending but commented on how that will be fun. 

Oops!  No, someone "having kittens" is a British idiom, or at least one from the North (as that's where she's from and location dramatically affects things like this), which basically means someone is panicking.

2 comments:

Dad said...

And when you learned what "having kittens" meant, I'll bet you were totally gobsmacked.

The Werners said...

Hahahaha!! I love your blogs! I love watching you explore a new culture/language. :)