American English at State

Tx Gérard do you know that other meaning ?

informal a name of a person or place, especially a strange one:
That's some handle to go through life with!

MurielB a écrit:Tx Gérard do you know that other meaning ?

informal a name of a person or place, especially a strange one:
That's some handle to go through life with!

Muriel, you copied a link to the Cambridge dictionary for each word in the sentence

No I didn't know about the meaning you related on.

Regarding the noun "handle", there're several meanings:
- a part of an item we can seeze to manipulate something
- similar meaning in a figurative way when we can manipulate someone
- nobility title - to have a handle to one's name
- also the ID on CB radio.

How to observe our progress ? We improve when google is not always there to help us !

You need feedback to monitor progress
When you go to the hotel you first check in and when you leave, you check out.
Protesters have found a novel way of demonstrating (I didn't know that novel=new)

It's the same for our annual picnic. A lot of things are going on at the end of June and a lot of people are caught between a rock and a hard place.

A "duck" is also a woman, a beloved kid... and other funny things.

Gérard, there is also the expression "To be a dead duck" =>être foutu.

That can be a very brave thing to do! 

yes you can be brave or stubborn. It depends

gerardM a écrit:

What is one food that "catches your eye" when you see it at the market? For Admin, it's a bright, shiny, red apple! It's probably something different in your region. Let us know! #AmericanEnglish

who's got a good eye-catching slogan for café polyglotte sur le net ?

gerardM a écrit:What is a common cultural custom that might be surprising for a tourist in your region? In parts of the United States, people smile and say hello to strangers they see on the street. That can appear to be a surprising custom at first! #AmericanEnglish

I wish we had duty free shops between Calais and Douver. I Hate paying custums