I Never Knew There Was a Word for It - Adam Jacot De Boinod [152]
When it all goes horribly wrong …
… scarper
Learning to relax
Dropping off
Out for the count
Getting Around
Thumbing it
Set of wheels
Road rage
Apache cars
Running on time
It Takes All Sorts
Tolerant
Flattering
Fawning
Egotists
The awkward squad
Pariah
Lazybones
Otherwise engaged
Situation vacant
Manic obsessive
The German mindset
Fools and rogues
Schlumps and schleppers
All talk
Fibbers
Salt of the earth
Indonesian two in one
Tall poppies
So so similar
Happy talk
Side-splitting
Enraptured
Down in the dumps
Weltschmerz
In the slough of despond
Seeing red
Falling in Love
The language of love
The rules of attraction …
… and of repulsion
Would like to meet
The direct approach
Dîner à un
Japanese dating
Commitment-phobe
Affairs of the heart
Reality check
Love for sale
Let’s talk about sex
Penis dialogues
Sex for one …
… and for many
Pacific holiday
The desired result or the result of desire
The Family Circle
Getting hitched
Trouble and strife
Yang
Yin
Family matters
Chercher la femme?
One cure for adultery
An avuncular solution
Polygamy on ice
Special relations
Tahitian taio
Essential issue
Parental ambitions
Home is where the heart is
Bukumatala
Clocking On
Tinker, tailor …
The daily grind
Métro-boulot-dodo
Carrot …
… and stick
German work ethic
The deal
On the take
Hard cash
Spongers
Neither a borrower nor a lender be
What is yours is mine
A life of crime
Extreme measures
Hiding the evidence
Chokey
Time Off
Fun and games
Frozen walrus carcass
Honing your skills
The beautiful game
Taking a punt
Fingers crossed
Break a leg
The competitive streak
Crooning
Twirling
Clubbing
Channel surfing
Hi-tech
The arts
Philistines
Rolling up
Eating and Drinking
Hunting, shooting …
… and fishing
Global gastronomy
Menu envy
Can’t cook …
Bon appetit
Boring food
Cupboard love
Snap, crackle, pop!
Rice
Hawaiian bananas
Replete
Post-prandial
Food poisoning
Hunger
Daily Bread
Quenched
Bakbuk bakbuk bakbuk
Pythons and sponges
Plastered
The morning after
A useful excuse
Below Par
Ouch!
Atishoo!
Bless you!
Sneezing protocol
Falling ill
Bedside manner
Impatient?
From Cradle to Grave
In the family way
Birth pains
Birthing partner
First steps in the deep Pacific
Toddling
Growing pains
Boys and girls
Mid-life crisis
Getting older Hawaiian-style
Kicking the bucket
The final reckoning
Chinese whispers
Last rites
Otherworldly
Beyond the veil
Spooked in Sumatra
Looking into the future
Hide away
God willing
All Creatures Great and Small
Animal crackers
Dragon’s head
Ships of the desert
Horses for courses
Man’s best friend
Hopping mad
Shoo!
Peacocks’ tails
Kissing and hissing
Two Persian tricks
Animal magnetism
The flying squad
Tamed
Animal sounds
Whatever the Weather
And the forecast is …
Meteorological metaphors
Those words for snow
Highland mist
Hearing Things
Sound bites
Making a splash
Ding dong
Chirping cuckoos
Sounds Japanese
Sounds familiar
Seeing Things
Colourful language
Across the spectrum
Welsh blues
Thai dress code
Colour-coded
Number Crunching
Countdown
Vital statistics
Counting in old China
Double-digit growth
Magic numbers
Expressed numerically
Kissing time
Take your time