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Eating Idioms, Part 3

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ID: QW0189 Upper-Intermediate
In part three of this 吃-centric series, learn a few idiomatic expressions involving "eating." This Chinese lesson takes a look at some interesting examples as it ventures into Upper Intermediate territory.
Sat Feb 26 2011 | Connie, John, Liliana
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吃了炸药
chī le zhàyào
to eat explosives
吃了炸药"就是乱骂人，说话很难听。
chī le zhàyào "jiùshì luàn màrén ，shuōhuà hěn nántīng 。
To 'eat explosives' is to swear at people and say awful-sounding things.
你怎么一来就开始骂人，是不是吃了炸药？
nǐ zěnme yī lái jiù kāishǐ màrén ，shì bu shì chī le zhàyào ？
How come you started swearing at people the minute you got here? Did you eat explosives?
他今天像吃了炸药一样，见人就骂。
tā jīntiān xiàng chī le zhàyào yīyàng ，jiàn rén jiù mà 。
It's like he ate explosives today. He's swearing at people the instant he comes across them.
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