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I need an expression



Yams
Argentina

I need an expression
 
hi!!!
I �m teaching a group of adults, and as they are very funny, responsible and great people, I finish my classes with a slang (something silly just to have fun) related to what you have been studying.

Today I �m explaining the causative. this morning I had some free time, and I had my hair cut..... The problem is that the hairdresser cut it toooooooooooooo short!! so, my question is, Is there any informal expression to say that the Censored hairdresser cut my hair and now I �m almost bald????????????

thanks!!

Yams

16 Sep 2010      





eng789
Israel

The barber/ hairdresser scalped me
 
 
to scalp �verb (used with object)
to cut or tear the scalp (upper part of head including hair)   from someones head.

16 Sep 2010     



franknbea
United Kingdom

Hi Yams
 
you could say; "I had a charity hair cut-donated my hair to the needy."
If they ask who the needy are you can always say, "The hairdresser and his wife."
 
One we used a lot as kids was "I fell alseep in the garden while dad was mowing the lawn."

16 Sep 2010     



eng789
Israel

"I fell alseep in the garden while dad was mowing the lawn."   nice : )

16 Sep 2010     



Yams
Argentina

thank you!!!!!!
there are some quite similar expressions in Spanish, but I wasn �t sure, they sounded like Spanglish when I translated them!

thank you sooooo much again!!!!

16 Sep 2010