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Get a road

English translation: Get a load of me

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English term or phrase:Get a road
Selected answer:Get a load of me

01:36 Apr 13, 2020
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2020-04-16 13:56:43 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / Get a road
English term or phrase: Get a road
Get a road of me.

Can we use it in this context: an arrogant person wants to show his skills and abilities So he says to other people or contestants, "Get a road of me".

Thanks in advance,
S.J
Canada
Local time: 17:52
Get a load of me
Explanation:
No, you can't use "get a road of me." That's not English and if it's supposed to be a play on words, it isn't working.
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Jenn Mercer
United States
Local time: 17:52
Grading comment
Thank you all.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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5 +7Get a load of me
Jenn Mercer
4 -1pave the road for me
adel almergawy


Discussion entries: 2





  

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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +7
Get a load of me


Explanation:
No, you can't use "get a road of me." That's not English and if it's supposed to be a play on words, it isn't working.

Jenn Mercer
United States
Local time: 17:52
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Grading comment
Thank you all.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks. You are right.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard
1 hr
agree  JaneTranslates
2 hrs
agree  Tony M: In which case, it means something like "just look at me"
5 hrs
agree  Stefania Sonis
7 hrs
agree  Yvonne Gallagher: agree with Tony. Just means: Hey , look at me!
8 hrs
agree  Joe France
10 hrs
agree  Phyllis Ang
1 day 4 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
pave the road for me


Explanation:
He means that he is sure /confident of winning the contest

Example sentence(s):
  • He asked his rival to get a road of him
adel almergawy
Egypt
Local time: 23:52
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Yvonne Gallagher: Absolutely not natural English, and not the meaning either//it's nonsense
5 hrs
  -> It is a metaphor reflects the feeling of being arrogant
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