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stick in the mud
Language:
Meanings:
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informal
pejorative
A person who is dull, old-fashioned, or resistant to change and new experiences.
Someone who refuses to join in, be lively, or adapt to new circumstances.
Examples:
EN:
You're a witty old stick in the mud, aren't you, fatty?
ES:
Eres un ingenioso soso y atrasado, Gordito.
EN:
Walked in and told old Bentley, "Bent, you old stick in the mud -"
ES:
Entré y le dije al viejo Bentley, "Bent, vete al cuerno..."
EN:
You old stick in the mud.
ES:
¡Qué aburrido eres!
EN:
Of course, we hardly ever see a show now. Edward is such an old stick in the mud.
ES:
Ya vamos muy poco al teatro ahora.
EN:
Don't be such a stick in the mud.
ES:
No sea tan anticuado.
EN:
No use being stick in the mud, you know, you've got to move with the times.
ES:
No debemos estancarnos, debemos avanzar.
EN:
Oh, you old stick in the mud.
ES:
Oh, tú viejo aguafiestas.
EN:
If he weren't such an old stick in the mud, I might let him live.
ES:
Si no fuera tan aburrido, quizás lo dejaría vivir.
EN:
Oh, don't tell me you are going to be a old stick in the mud too?
ES:
Oh, no me digáis que estáis chapados a la antigua?
EN:
If you are referring to Dr. Corwyn, she is known, she is no stick in the mud.
ES:
Si te estás refiriendo a la Dr. Corwyn, se la conoce, ella no está chapada a la antigua.
EN:
Hope you stick in the mud.
ES:
Espero que te estanques en el fango.
EN:
Why John, you old stick in the mud.
ES:
¡Mi pobre John! viejo putrefacto.
EN:
Oh, but I'm not a stick in the mud.
ES:
Pero no soy una anticuada.
EN:
You have to stick in the mud here, like all the rest.
ES:
Tienes que arrastrarte por el fango, al igual que el resto.
EN:
Look who's standing around like a stick in the mud!
ES:
¡Mira quien está dando vueltas como un tonto!
EN:
You're a witty old stick in the mud, aren't you, fatty?
ES:
Eres un ingenioso soso y atrasado, Gordito.
EN:
Look who's standing around like a stick in the mud!
ES:
¡Mira quien está dando vueltas como un tonto!
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