to get funny with sb

English translation: to become unfriendly towards or seeming to be offended with sb

08:17 Jun 28, 2004

English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama

English term or phrase: to get funny with sb

Selina:
Marcus was working all hours. He couldn't wait for the baby but it got him stressed. He decided to clear certain people out of his life, you know, just ones he didn't trust anymore. He even got funny with Karl. I'm with him now.
Sam:
You're allowed a future.

lim0nka KudoZ activity Questions: 1591 (5 open) (1 without valid answers) (13 closed without grading) Answers: 3319 United Kingdom
Local time: 12:58

Selected answer:to become unfriendly towards or seeming to be offended with sb

Explanation:
funny (UK informal) = unfriendly or seeming to be offended eg I'm not being funny or anything but I think I'd rather go on my own. She sounded a bit funny with me on the phone last night and I wondered if I'd offended her.

Selected response from:

chica nueva
Local time: 23:58

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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED

4 +14

to behave strangely, out of character

Gillian Scheibelein

3 +7

to become unfriendly towards or seeming to be offended with sb

chica nueva

to start suspecting someone

danya

Answers

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +14

to behave strangely, out of character

Explanation:
are possibles

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or behave oddly

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Note added at 7 mins (2004-06-28 08:25:29 GMT)
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or acting strangely

Gillian Scheibelein
Germany
Local time: 13:58
Native speaker of: English

1 hr confidence:

to start suspecting someone

Explanation:
to become suspicious, to lose trust in someone

danya
Local time: 14:58
Native speaker of:

Russian

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +7

to become unfriendly towards or seeming to be offended with sb

chica nueva
Local time: 23:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: English

Grading comment

Thank you very much.

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