Likewise!
For some reason i think we've been spoiled by folk coming off the IL having eaten there oats (or wheaties... i bet there are other similar oft used expressions)
My bad.
I'm just being obtuse, thinking i was being funny on an intellectual plane or something.
And i compounded my offense by getting distracted and not being around to. make some effort to explain myself. Well, until now..
I should read what you actually wrote, rather than what you mean.
I will be delighted if he is hitting rather than merely batting. More so, if he is the 3rd to hit.
verb
cause (someone) to feel awkward, self-conscious, or ashamed.
(per internet dictionary google thrusts upon me)
Hmmm...
Strikes me that trying to avoid being embarrassed is like avoiding friction.