to feel like a plonker
- idiom
- /fiːl laɪk ə ˈplɒŋkə/
- Offensive
:
sentirse como un idiota
- I feel like a plonker for forgetting her birthday.
Examples
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After tripping in front of everyone, he felt like a plonker.
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She felt like a plonker when she realized she’d been talking to the wrong person all along.
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After tripping over my own feet in front of everyone, I really felt like a plonker.
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Missing the meeting because I forgot the time made me feel like a plonker.
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After tripping over my own feet in front of everyone, I really felt like a plonker.
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Missing the meeting because I forgot the time made me feel like a plonker.
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She felt like a plonker when she realized she’d been talking to the wrong person all along.
Synonyms
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6.0
To be embarrassed and silly because of something you did
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9.9
To feel foolish and embarrassed about something you did
To think you are silly after making a mistake
To be foolish or embarrassed after making a mistake
To feel foolish because of something you did
To feel foolish and embarrassed because of something you did
To feel foolish after making a mistake
To feel foolish or embarrassed because of a mistake
Act or seem foolish and unable to do something in a situation
To feel foolish and embarrassed after a careless mistake
To feel very ashamed and worthless after doing something embarrassing
Antonyms
How Foolish
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'feel' + 'like' + a noun expresses experiencing the state of being similar to that noun, so if a learner knows 'plonker' (a foolish person) they can derive 'feel like a plonker' = 'feel foolish'. Note that 'plonker' is informal British slang and may be unfamiliar, but this affects register knowledge rather than the transparency of the construction itself.
Etymology
Feel like a plonker may come from the image of someone making a loud plonk when they fall or do something clumsy. That's why when you feel like a plonker you feel 'foolish' or 'silly' after a mistake.