There Is Somthing Funny Going on

there

adv

1 in, at, or to that place, point, case, or respect
we never go there, I'm afraid I disagree with you there
pron

2 used as a grammatical subject with some verbs, esp. be, when the true subject is an indefinite or mass noun phrase following the verb as complement
there is a girl in that office, there doesn't seem to be any water left
adj

3 postpositive who or which is in that place or position
that boy there did it

4 ♦ all there predicative having his wits about him; of normal intelligence

5 ♦ so there an exclamation that usually follows a declaration of refusal or defiance
you can't have any more, so there!

6 ♦ there and then on the spot; immediately; instantly

7 ♦ there it is that is the state of affairs

a an expression used when handing a person something requested or desired

b an exclamation of triumph
there you are, I knew that would happen!
n

9 that place
near there, from there
interj

10 an expression of sympathy, as in consoling a child
(Old English thær; related to Old Frisian ther, Old Saxon, Old High German thar, Old Norse, Gothic thar)
In correct usage, the verb should agree with the number of the subject in such constructions as there is a man waiting and there are several people waiting. However, where the subject is compound, it is common in speech to use the singular as in there's a police car and an ambulance outside

English Collins Dictionary - English Definition & Thesaurus

Collaborative Dictionary     English Definition

there's an elephant in the room	exp.	there is something really obvious that no one talks about
there's no point crying over spilt milk	exp.	ça ne sert à rien de pleurer ; ce qui est fait est fait ; inutile de se lamenter sur une chose qu'on ne peut pas changer
going batman	o.	taking on the night life after taking care of business during the day.
clinophobia	n.	fear of going to bed	[Psych.]
bar hopping	id.	going from one bar to another
the dog's bollocks	n.	something or someone that is regarded as outstanding, extremely good ; the best ; the cream ; the quintessence ; the jewel ; the top ; the bee's knees ; the cat's pyjamas	[UK];[Slang] Refers to the dog's habit of licking its testicles. By extension (and not without humor) the latter probably taste good! Ex: Among their albums,"master of puppets" is likely the dog's bullocks!
zip one's lip	exp.	stop talking; refrain from saying something	informal
rattle somebody's cage	exp.	to rattle someone's cage means to do something that is likely to annoy them or unsettle them
steal someone's thunder	exp.	take credit for another person's accomplishment
take the leap	exp.	go for something, take one's chances
what's the catch	id.	when sth sounds too good to be true and not as good as it seems to be and you suspect that there is a hidden problem
the bee's knees	exp.	the duck's nuts, the best, the dog's bollocks
the duck's nuts	exp.	the best, the dog's bollocks , the bee's knees
it's a piece of cake	exp.	something is easy to do
lose sleep over something	exp.	worry about something; be concerned about smth. (to the point of not being able to fall asleep)
bad day for science	exp.	expression used when nothing is going well
tina	exp.	acronyme de "there is no alternative"	phrase chère jadis à Mme THATCHER reprise au G20 de novembre 2011 contre le Premier ministre grec et son référendum

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