pet hate
the specific thing that especially irritates someone
TRANSLATION
pet hate = das Lieblingshassobjekt --- GOOGLE INDEX pet hate: approximately 600,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Airlines were yesterday urged to introduce adults-only flights after a survey found that noisy children were passengers’ PET HATE.
(The Daily Express, London)
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'My PET HATE is what I call the doorknob moment,’ says Dr Chris Steele, a physician in Manchester. 'That is, someone who comes in with something like a painful finger. Then, just as they have their hand on the doorknob to leave, they say: "By the way, doctor "This is when their real concern comes out.’
(The London Daily Mail)
(The Daily Express, London)
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'My PET HATE is what I call the doorknob moment,’ says Dr Chris Steele, a physician in Manchester. 'That is, someone who comes in with something like a painful finger. Then, just as they have their hand on the doorknob to leave, they say: "By the way, doctor "This is when their real concern comes out.’
(The London Daily Mail)
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pet hate
noun phrase
- an irritation or hate that is special and important to you
(adapted from: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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Chief among George Orwell's pet hates was people who put milk in their cups before the tea. In 2003, after studying the ideal cup of tea for two months, Loughborough University professor Dr Andrew Stapley announced that tea in fact tastes better if poured over the milk. The findings were released to coincide with the centenary of Orwell's birth.
Stapley's advice? Use soft water and loose-leaf Assam tea, warm the pot rigorously before filling, and allow the tea to brew for three minutes.
Tony Benn, a 10-pint-a-day tea drinker, was the first to taste the ideal brew at the Royal Society of Chemistry headquarters in London. His opinion? "It is very tasty, delicious." He disagreed, however, on the milk issue: "I take Orwell's view - you put the tea in first, then you know how much milk you need to put in to get exactly the right colour."
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SYNONYMS
pet peeve, personal hate
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"My pet hate is people who use mobile phones on public transport."
noun phrase
- an irritation or hate that is special and important to you
(adapted from: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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Chief among George Orwell's pet hates was people who put milk in their cups before the tea. In 2003, after studying the ideal cup of tea for two months, Loughborough University professor Dr Andrew Stapley announced that tea in fact tastes better if poured over the milk. The findings were released to coincide with the centenary of Orwell's birth.
Stapley's advice? Use soft water and loose-leaf Assam tea, warm the pot rigorously before filling, and allow the tea to brew for three minutes.
Tony Benn, a 10-pint-a-day tea drinker, was the first to taste the ideal brew at the Royal Society of Chemistry headquarters in London. His opinion? "It is very tasty, delicious." He disagreed, however, on the milk issue: "I take Orwell's view - you put the tea in first, then you know how much milk you need to put in to get exactly the right colour."
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SYNONYMS
pet peeve, personal hate
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"My pet hate is people who use mobile phones on public transport."
