1. Barmy UK informal Extremely foolish or mad.
2. Blinkered A blinkered person is narrow-minded or narrow sighted, unable or unwilling to see other views on subjects. It comes from horses that pulled carriages wearing blinkers that blocked their side or rear sight stopping them from being startled and only letting them see the direction they were going.
3. Bottle UK slang Bottle means courage or willingness to take risks, usually used in an admirable way.
4. Butchers To have a butchers at something is to have a look. This is Cockney rhyming slang for "look" (butcher's hook = look).
More next month! | 1. Barmy ばかげた、気のふれたのくだけた表現
2. Blinkered Blinkeredな人は、物事を他の面から見ることのできない、視野の狭い、狭量な人です。これはかつて馬車を引いていた馬が驚いて止まるのを防ぐため、行く方向だけを見て横や後ろの視界を遮る目隠しをつけていたことに由来します。
3. Bottle イギリスの俗語で勇気やリスクを負う意欲のことを意味します。通常賞賛の意味で使われます。
4. Butchers Have a butchers は「見る」こと。これはコックニーの韻を踏むスラングです(butcher's hook = look)。
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