Table 8 Examples of figures of speech from the film Missing Link and the series The Amazing World of Gumball.
Show | No. | Utterance | Translation | Back translation |
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Missing link | 6 | I give you my word | Of course, I promise, “I’ll give you my word.” | |
7 | You can say that again | You can say that again “the statement is acceptable.” | ||
Gumball | 8 | Get lost | I wish he’d get out of our lives | |
9 | Needs to chill | Her nerves need to be cooled | ||
10 | Get outa here | Get out of it | ||
11 | Asked for a hand | Asked for a hand for help | ||
12 | Let’s bounce | Let’s bounce |