I suspect all the countries who took loans from China for the belt and road project are about to find out when they can’t pay back their debt.
Loans for the belt and road project in billions. Most of them are to high risk countries that certainly will struggle as the global economy takes a hit.
Dunno, I’d think trouser press would be the origin of trouser press, but if you were to press a trouser press into service, unmodified, as a weapon, I suppose it could be made to fit the context, and then you wouldn’t be talking crap.
Which would be nice.
Was a rif on objet trouve. Look it up if you need to and arn’t just taking the piss (press?). Should have an acute accent at the end, but as a loan phrase adopted into English I think its probably legit to skip it, and anyway I couldn’t be arsed.
After all, most of the readership are Americans, FFS.
I figured it was something personal as it seems to go beyond the usual “dour Scot” schtick. Are you sure an American didn’t steal your girl or something?