Tuesday, 6 August 2013

Katie bar the door

Meaning:

  • You use this idiom when you want to tell somebody they should prepare immediately for an advancing threat.
  • This is a warning of the approach of trouble.


Example sentence:

Well, if you really want to accuse the teacher, Katie bar the door. This might get you into real trouble.



Questions for you to answer:

  1. You could imagine a whole story behind this idiom. You can try....
  2. Have you ever come across the line "Catherine, keep the door!" which is probably the origin of the idiom?
  3. This Katy isn't a fictional character. Can you find out more about her?

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