1. We have to face reality the way it is. 2. We'll have to face the consequences of what we have done. 3.We'll have to face the consequences as to what others have done. Source. You guessed it. Water pollution.
We've really messed up now and Dad is going to really be mad at us. I guess that's the kind of water we're gonna have to drink.
This is the situation the way it really is
and we have to learn live with it, like it or not.
Source? You guessed it the big to do about water pollution.
We've really messed up now and Dadwill be pissed. I guess that's the kind of water we're gonna have to drink.
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”
Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
According to the boffins downstairs, the murdererused a serrated blade.
When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing pee calculus.
Short-hand for the word floccinaucinihilipilification, meaning the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).