To Stir Things Up and to Throw Someone Under The Bus
Welcome to one more video, today I will talk about two fun
expressions and some examples of how to use them.
First we have the verb STIR:
it can be to MOVE, AGITATE OR MIX, some other meanings include to PROVOKE,
ENERGIZE, INSTIGATE, ENCOURAGE, INCITE AND STIMULATE.
The verb STIR is widely used in cooking:
-To STIR the eggs
- STIR all the
ingredients together until the mixture is ready
NOTE: To STIR FRY is what we know in Spanish as
SALTEAR, “Stir fry vegetables are very common in Asian cooking”.
Now this expression STIR
UP / STIR THINGS UP means to provoke someone or something, in a good or bad
way, let’s see how it works:
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Social media is often used to mislead people spreading fake news, most
of them are merely rumors to STIR UP trouble and confusion.
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My husband came home saying he already bought
our children their presents for Christmas, I told him he should stop STIRRING THINGS UP with the kids, I
don’t want them to get too excited!
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My brother broke up with his girlfriend, I am
going to talk to her to find out why, or
maybe I won’t STIR SHIT UP, I don’t
want drama in my life.
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It was my dream that STIRRED UP my thoughts so I had to change my decision
TO THROW SOMEONE
UNDER THE BUS
Let’s see the verb Throw: it is basically to PROPEL
something through the air (throw a ball, throw trash, throw a towel, and throw
a coin for good luck, etc.)
Throwing someone under the bus is basically what we know in
Spanish as: ECHAR A ALGUIEN A LA OLLA, which means to blame someone,
ACCUSE, or to say the wrong thing at the wrong moment about yourself or someone
else.
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Ben THREW
ME UNDER THE BUS, he told my mom I wasn’t at the library yesterday, now she
knows I went to the skate park instead!
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Why would you THROW MARGARET UNDER THE BUS? I thought you were good friends, she
will get hurt if you tell anyone her secret!
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I wish I hadn’t THROWN MY COWORKER UNDER THE BUS with my boss, now I won’t have
anyone to help me when I need to leave work earlier!
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Are you really going to THROW US UNDER THE BUS? We won’t be the only ones in trouble, you will be THROWING
YOURSELF UNDER THE BUS as well you DUMB ASS!
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