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To get roasted

Idiom: To get roasted Context #1:
Jim (On Monday): What did you do this weekend?
Tommy: I went to the beach all day yesterday, and I forgot to put on sunblock.
Jim: Uh-oh.  Did you get sunburned?
Tommy:  My shoulders got so roasted that I couldn't even sleep last night.  My skin hurts so bad!
Jim:  Well, I guess next time you won't forget to wear sunblock.

Context #2:
Chrissy: Can I borrow some of your sunscreen?
Jill: Sure!  Help yourself.
Chrissy: I want to make sure my nose doesn't get roasted.
Jill: Good idea!

Meaning: "to get roasted" is an American idiom that means to get very sunburned. People use this expression when they get so burned by the sun that their skin hurts.


Posted by Language Systems at 1:14 PM Labels: American Idiom, get roasted, protect skin, put sunblock on, skin hurts, sunburn, wear sunblock

