Μια και θυμήθηκα προχτές τη Μαίρη Πόπινς και μέρα που είναι σήμερα, ας καταγράψουμε τη διπλή σημασία της έκφρασης, όπως αναδεικνύεται και στη συγκεκριμένη σκηνή της ταινίας, ιδίως εκεί που ο αστυφύλακας λέει στον ανώτερό του (0:55):
That΄s what I said, sir. Go fly a kite! ... Oh, no, sir. No, I, I don't mean you personally.
Από το ODE:
go fly a kite
[in imperative] North American • informal Go away.
And if it attempted to subpoena those documents, the White House would tell it to go fly a kite.
Franklin wanted the turkey and they told him to go fly a kite.
The Government has now legislated a convoluted process whereby criminals can profit and victims can go fly a kite.
Χωρίς την προτροπή, η έκφραση fly a kite δεν περιορίζεται στην κυριολεκτική σημασία. Έχει και μεταφορική:
fly a kite
• informal Try something out to test public opinion.
Here he is flying a kite on nationalising public hospitals - not endorsing it and not dismissing it either!
A day later, the governing body's chairman, Geoff Thompson, flew a kite: that Keegan may need ‘a little help’ in integrating the country's leading coaches into service for the international side.
I discussed the situation with Henrik Larsson and flew a kite about him going to Barcelona.
Ακούω προτάσεις για την απόδοση του δεύτερου.
That΄s what I said, sir. Go fly a kite! ... Oh, no, sir. No, I, I don't mean you personally.
Από το ODE:
go fly a kite
[in imperative] North American • informal Go away.
And if it attempted to subpoena those documents, the White House would tell it to go fly a kite.
Franklin wanted the turkey and they told him to go fly a kite.
The Government has now legislated a convoluted process whereby criminals can profit and victims can go fly a kite.
Χωρίς την προτροπή, η έκφραση fly a kite δεν περιορίζεται στην κυριολεκτική σημασία. Έχει και μεταφορική:
fly a kite
• informal Try something out to test public opinion.
Here he is flying a kite on nationalising public hospitals - not endorsing it and not dismissing it either!
A day later, the governing body's chairman, Geoff Thompson, flew a kite: that Keegan may need ‘a little help’ in integrating the country's leading coaches into service for the international side.
I discussed the situation with Henrik Larsson and flew a kite about him going to Barcelona.
Ακούω προτάσεις για την απόδοση του δεύτερου.
