English Dictionary

hay is for horses

フレーズ

皮肉

(sarcastic) Said as a retort to someone saying hey (any sense of the interjection), used to indicate that the speaker disapproves of the usage of the word "hey", perhaps due to a dislike of informal speech.

日本語の意味

「hay is for horses」は、誰かが「hey」とカジュアルに呼びかけた際に、皮肉交じりにその使い方を否定するための返答表現です。 / この表現は、非公式な「hey」という呼びかけを軽蔑していることを示す皮肉的な意味を持ちます。

When my colleague greeted me with a casual 'hey', I snapped, 'hay is for horses'.

同僚にカジュアルに「ヘイ」と挨拶されたとき、私は皮肉めいて「干し草は馬のものだ」と言い返した。

意味（1）

(sarcastic) Said as a retort to someone saying hey (any sense of the interjection), used to indicate that the speaker disapproves of the usage of the word "hey", perhaps due to a dislike of informal speech.

Neverout. Hay, madam, did you call me? / Miss. Hay! why hay is for horses.