Pred dnevi smo bili deležni praznika, ki je eden izmed najbolj priljubljenih praznikov zahodnega sveta (beri: Američanov). Dejansko predstavlja okrajšavo za »All Hallow’s Eve« oziroma »Hallow Eve« (večer vseh svetih oziroma večer pred vsemi svetimi). V Sloveniji bi nekako ustrezal katoliškemu prazniku, ki ga obeležujemo 1. novembra. Po običaju se otroci preoblečejo v različne kostume (po navadi čarovnice in pošasti) in hodijo od vrat do vrat, kjer prosijo za sladkarije z znano frazo »Trick or treat!« (Ukana ali posladek!) Zelo priljubljen običaj za noč čarovnic je izrezovanje buč, v katere se vstavi sveča (Jack O’Lantern).
S tem praznikom je povezanih kar nekaj ustaljenih fraz oziroma idiomov
| scared stiff | |
|---|---|
| Pomen: | biti zelo prestrašen (tako, da se ne moreš premakniti) |
| Primer: | When I saw the giant spider in my room this morning, I was scared stiff. |
| death trap | |
|---|---|
| Pomen: | stavba ali druga struktura, ki je nevarna |
| Primer: | That old roller coaster is a death trap. It will collapse one day if they don’t fix it. |
| come back to haunt someone | |
|---|---|
| Pomen: | storiti napako, ki bo preganjala nekoga še dolgo časa |
| Primer: | I skipped school a month ago, and now it’s come back to haunt me because my parents somehow found out. |
| make one’s blood boil | |
|---|---|
| Pomen: | povzročiti, da se nekdo razbesni |
| Primer: | When my boss ignores me during a meeting, it really makes my blood boil. |
| skeleton(s) in one’s closet / skeleton(s) in the cupboard | |
|---|---|
| Pomen: | skrivnost, ki se jo sramujemo in jo skrivamo |
| Example: | If you decide to become a politician, be aware that reporters will look for skeletons in your closet. |
| witching hour | |
|---|---|
| Meaning: | polnoč |
| Primer: | Last Halloween, we stayed up till the witching hour listening to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.” |
| ghost town | |
|---|---|
| Pomen: | področje, ki je popolnoma zapuščeno |
| Primer: | My hometown becomes a ghost town after 9:00 pm every night. There’s nothing to do! |
| blind as a bat | |
|---|---|
| Pomen: | slabo videti |
| Primer: | My grandmother really shouldn’t be driving anymore. She’s as blind as a bat these days. |
| night owl | |
|---|---|
| Pomen: | oseba, ki rada ponočuje |
| Primer: | My brother is an early bird who likes to study in the morning, but I’m a night owl so I always study at night. |
| the cat’s out of the bag / let the cat out of the bag | |
|---|---|
| Pomen: | razkriti presenečenje, ki naj bi ostalo skrito |
| Primer: | We weren’t going to tell anyone we were expecting a baby for three months, but my mom posted it on Facebook, so the cat’s out of the bag. |
