bucket of syrup: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- A figurative or rhetorical phrase used to express incredulity at or criticism of someone's foolish, awkward, sticky, or overly sentimental behavior; equivalent to asking why someone is behaving as if they have stepped in syrup.
Examples
BetaWhy are you acting like a bucket of syrup stuck to everything? Just loosen up a bit!
¿Por qué actúas como si estuvieras pegado con jarabe a todo? ¡Relájate un poco!
He walked around all day like a bucket of syrup, awkward and slow in every move.
Anduvo todo el día como un cubo de jarabe, torpe y lento en cada movimiento.
Stop being a bucket of syrup and get your act together before the meeting starts.
Deja de comportarte como un cubo de jarabe y ponte las pilas antes de que empiece la reunión.
- A literal container holding a quantity of syrup.
Examples
BetaThe bakery was delivering a giant bucket of syrup for the pancake festival.
La panadería estaba entregando un enorme cubo de jarabe para el festival de panqueques.
We bought a bucket of syrup to use during the breakfast buffet at the hotel.
Compramos un cubo de jarabe para usar durante el buffet de desayuno en el hotel.
The recipe calls for a bucket of syrup to sweeten the large batch of barbecue sauce.
La receta requiere un cubo de jarabe para endulzar el lote grande de salsa barbecue.
At the pancake house, they keep a bucket of syrup handy for customers to pour freely.
En la casa de panqueques tienen un cubo de jarabe a mano para que los clientes puedan servirse libremente.
Examples:
- EN: What bucket of syrup did you two idjits step into?ES: ¿En qué lodazal os habéis metido, par de idiotas?ID: Kalian berdua orang bodoh sedang mengurus masalah apa ?
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