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cute as a bug. #1 (permalink) Tue Sep 14, 2010 18:59 pm   cute as a bug.
 

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #329 "English Slang Idioms (50)", question 3

Every time Sam saw the child, he told her mother that she was just as cute as a ..........

(a) bug
(b) mouse
(c) quilt
(d) kitten

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #329 "English Slang Idioms (50)", answer 3

Every time Sam saw the child, he told her mother that she was just as cute as a bug.

Correct answer: (a) bug

Your answer was: correct
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Does it mean that the child is immensely sweet?
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cute as a bug. #2 (permalink) Tue Sep 14, 2010 22:16 pm   cute as a bug.
 

Yes, very cute; very sweet looking.
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cute as a bug. #3 (permalink) Wed Dec 29, 2010 20:54 pm   cute as a bug.
 

Hi Linda,

I thought me also that 'she is as cute as a bug' means that sweet and endearing, but I found also that sweet and witty/cunning also? Which can be true ?
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cute as a bug. #4 (permalink) Mon Jan 03, 2011 12:49 pm   cute as a bug.
 

Hi,

How come ; the bug is being cute ???? !!!
Weired. May a have a short explanation in this?
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cute as a bug. #5 (permalink) Mon Jan 03, 2011 15:13 pm   cute as a bug.
 

Hi Puppet,

This is an idiom and the idioms are sometimes strange to our ears.
Anyway I am Hungarian and we say to a child: My dear bug !
The English explanation originate from Using English. It's a very good idiom dictionary you can find everything in it what are in these tests.

http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/cute+as+a+bug.html

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cute as a bug. #6 (permalink) Fri Jan 07, 2011 11:48 am   cute as a bug.
 

Thank you, Kati.
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cute as a bug. #7 (permalink) Fri Jan 14, 2011 6:16 am   cute as a bug.
 

Kedves Kati!
Elnézést kérek a zavarásért, de van egy dolgozatom amit pár nap múlva le kellene hogy adjak és elég lassan haladok vele....
Arra szeretnélek kérni, (ugye tegeződhetünk?) hogy ha esetleg kijavítanád nekem a nyelvtani hibákat, nagyon nagyon megköszönném! Sajnos senki nincs aki segíteni tudna nekem ebben! :(
A lényeg végül is csak annyi, hogy érthető legyen és minél helyesebb a nyelvtan! :)
Na, ezt jól elmagyaráztam.
Mivel félek hogy esetleg valaki lemásolja és bajba kerülök, (pl. ha úgy tűnne hogy én másoltam!) nem tenném fel a web-re, hanem elküldeném csatolva ha beleegyeznél. Sajnos nem tudok még privát üzit küldeni, mert nem írtam még 5 választ! Ezt most vettem észre! :(
Köszönöm nagyon előre is, és ha nincs kedved hozzá, akkor persze nem gond! :)
Üdvözlettel.
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cute as a bug. #8 (permalink) Fri Jan 14, 2011 6:20 am   cute as a bug.
 

Sorry for the above, it meant to be a private message! :) Cheers! :)
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cute as a bug. #9 (permalink) Fri Jan 14, 2011 13:56 pm   cute as a bug.
 

Szia Andi,

Azt hiszem én nem vagyok a legjobb abban, aki biztosra kijavítaná a dolgozatodat, de küldd el mert van aki segíthet nekem ebben. A volt tanárom van szó, -akihez mióta ezt a tanfolyamot csinálom nem járok. De biztosra veszem, hogy én kijavítom amit tudok, és átküldöm neki ellenőrzésre. Angol és amellett hogy tanár, költő és író is. Mivel én sem tudok private messaget küldeni megírom az email címem, remélem nem veszik észre.Ide küldd el.
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cute as a bug. #10 (permalink) Fri Jan 14, 2011 19:55 pm   cute as a bug.
 

Oh, thanks a lot! :)
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