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#2 (permalink) Wed Jun 18, 2008 15:54 pm I'll just go stuff my face. |
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| I have never heard it used to mean anything other than to eat a lot. |
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Barb_D I'm here quite often ;-)
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#3 (permalink) Wed Jun 18, 2008 16:54 pm I'll just go stuff my face. |
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There are various idioms that use the word 'stuff' and also various idioms that use the word 'face', but I also only know the expression 'stuff one's face' to mean 'eat a lot'/'eat greedily'. . _________________ "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." ~ Abraham Lincoln |
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#4 (permalink) Thu Jun 19, 2008 16:18 pm I'll just go stuff my face. |
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Can it be that one is just totally fed up after trying every possible means to deal with a situation and one might as well just go to food for comfort instead of trying further?
Thanks again for your time, Cantik _________________ Thou shalt not use yours to make the whole world jealous. |
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#5 (permalink) Thu Jun 19, 2008 17:17 pm I'll just go stuff my face. |
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Ah, now I see what you're getting at now.
Yes, the idiom "stuff one's face" can be used in the context you describe. Eating is supposed to be a pretty common reaction in that sort of situation. . _________________ "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." ~ Abraham Lincoln |
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#6 (permalink) Thu Jun 19, 2008 17:17 pm I'll just go stuff my face. |
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| Is it at all possible you are thinking of being "fed up" with something? |
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#7 (permalink) Thu Jun 19, 2008 18:51 pm I'll just go stuff my face. |
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That thought had crossed my mind too, Barb. . _________________ "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." ~ Abraham Lincoln |
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Yankee I'm a Communicator ;-)

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#8 (permalink) Mon Jun 23, 2008 13:39 pm I'll just go stuff my face. |
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The book where I read it only says "when everything has gone wrong" but I imagined the "fed up" part.
Thanks Barb_D and Amy, you girls are very helpful! I think I got it now.
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| "never went out" - is non-standard English? | If you are not/don't be with somebody (_) your own age, you will regret it later. |