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fart in a spacesuit

fart in a spacesuit

9.9
A funny image of trapped gas making a sealed suit smell bad
  • idiom
  • NSFW
translation icon : pedo en un traje espacial
  • He used the phrase 'fart in a spacesuit' to describe an uncomfortable, self-made problem.

Examples

  • Astronauts have to consider the effects of farting in a spacesuit on their equipment and their health.

  • If you fart in a spacesuit, there's nowhere for the smell to escape.

  • Astronauts have to think about what happens if they fart in a spacesuit.

  • Don't fart in a spacesuit!

  • It’s not a good idea to fart in a spacesuit.

  • If you fart in a spacesuit, the smell can quickly become unbearable.

  • It's crucial to avoid farting in a spacesuit because it can cause discomfort in a closed environment.

Surface Forms

fart in a spacesuit singular
farts in a spacesuit plural

Morphology

fart + in + a + spacesuit

The meaning is directly and literally built from the constituents 'fart' + 'in' + 'a' + 'spacesuit' so a learner who knows those words can infer it refers to releasing intestinal gas inside a sealed astronaut suit with unpleasant consequences. The humorous or pragmatic facet does not obscure the compositional meaning, making it immediately understandable to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Fart in a spacesuit gives a simple, funny image: someone lets out a fart inside a sealed spacesuit, so the smell has nowhere to go and the person is stuck with the problem. That's why people use it to mean 'an embarrassing or self-made problem'.