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Dec 10, 2006 · Dec 10, 2006. #2. You can say I am going crazy. English speakers generally do not say "I am getting crazy." It isn't gramatically wrong, it just isn't said that way. You could, however, refer to a situation in that way. For example you could say "We have so much left to do on this project, work is getting crazy."
Mar 16, 2017 · Mar 16, 2017. #3. There are potential distinctions between the following: "People were crazy (better " went crazy") over the election results in the country." This suggests excitement, upset, indignation. "People were crazy for / about the election results in the country." This suggests delirious happiness.
Feb 22, 2008 · Feb 22, 2008. #1. I was just wondering how you might translate the saying "Crazy is as crazy does." The meaning is hard to explain, but it's basically asking the question, "what is crazy really?" Being crazy is relative. Pretty much, crazy is in the eye of the beholder. An action or thought is "crazy" based on the rationale behind it and the ...
Sep 13, 2024 · Warsaw. Polish. Sep 13, 2024. #4. MasterKiller said: However, I don't believe there's much difference between the "combining" clause and "the combination of." There is a difference. One is a verbal noun and the other is a "true" noun. Compare: pneumonia is an infection of/ infecting the lungs.
Aug 20, 2007 · Northern California. AE, Español. Aug 20, 2007. #8. river said: I wasn't clear. "Makes me crazy" has a more ominous connotatin to me (Taking that medication makes him crazy) than "drives me crazy" (Kids, stop that screaming! It's driving me crazy). "You make me crazy" can be a "good" thing as well, so to speak.
Jan 28, 2006 · Jan 28, 2006. #2. Hello Europefranc, Welcome to the forums. nutty as a fruitcake. Crazy, idiotic, as in Mary's nutty as a fruitcake if she thinks she can get away with that. The adjective nutty meaning "insane" was first recorded in 1821; the similarity to fruitcake, which literally contains nuts as well as fruit, was first recorded in 1935.
Jun 9, 2021 · Jun 9, 2021. #1. Hello, Been debating this with my coworker, and the doubt is driving me crazy. We got this email from a costumer with a concern about the due date of the payment. After giving her explanation, she asked: “…Should I include it <in> the next payment?”. My coworker says, she should have wrote: “…Should I include it <on ...
Sep 17, 2020 · Français. Sep 17, 2020. #1. Hi everyone! I need to translate "une dinguerie". In my example, a guy is telling his friend about a group of people who are having the wildest parties. In French, we say "une dinguerie" to say something is wild, crazy, so I was thinking of writing "It was wild!", but maybe a native speaker will have a slang word ...
Nov 25, 2021 · 别他妈垂头丧气了 知道今天是什么日子吗? 今天是肯德基fucking crazy Thursday!香辣热骨鸡20块钱15个 Bro v我40,我他妈要吃30个。 13、 穿过挪威的森林,让我走进你的梦里,夕阳落在我的铠甲,王子不一定骑白马,你不必故作冷淡,我也不想做最后的纠缠。
Jul 22, 2009 · NW England. UK English. Jul 22, 2009. #3. But the one with ' on ' fits in your example as well " I need to improve on my piano skills " (though it's fine and normal without it). "In" is (can be) also correct, but I can't think of a good example to give you just yet to illustrate its usage. B.