According to a legendary retelling (of doubtful origin). As alleged in a likely heavily embellished story.
During the battle of Iwo Jima, his grandfather allegendly charged twoenemy machine gun nests and single-handedly destroyed them using his flame-thrower.
She is a girl that is for everybody. She can be a good friend but also a backstabber, she might say she loves you but you know she has said it to 10 other guys, she is athletic and she loves to meet new people. She looks mean at first but once you get to know her, she is an amazing person. She is beautiful and has a good heart
A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
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.
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 peecalculus.