drink their coffee black

Although in this context it does, "drinking one's coffee black" does not necessarily imply that one is a tough person. It certainly means that one habitually drinks one's coffee without milk though.

I mean, I drink my coffee black, and I'm a complete pussy.

Bluestblue, I see you are called Maple in another place...

Although in this context it does, "drinking one's coffee black" does not necessarily imply that one is a tough person. It certainly means that one habitually drinks one's coffee without milk though.

Although in this context it does, "drinking one's coffee black" does not necessarily imply that one is a tough person. It certainly means that one habitually drinks one's coffee without milk though.

I mean, I drink my coffee black, and I'm a complete pussy.

Bluestblue, I see you are called Maple in another place...

contrex wrote:

Although in this context it does, "drinking one's coffee black" does not necessarily imply that one is a tough person. It certainly means that one habitually drinks one's coffee without milk though.

I mean, I drink my coffee black, and I'm a complete pussy.

Bluestblue, I see you are called Maple in another place...

I would suggest that in this case, you are referring to an Americanism with which you are unfamiliar. In any context in which it is obvious that one is not actually speaking of someone drinking coffee (which i think can safely be alleged with regard to trees), to say that "he drinks his coffee black" implies either someone who is a no-nonsense devotee of simple things, or a tough guy.

Setanta wrote:

contrex wrote:

Although in this context it does, "drinking one's coffee black" does not necessarily imply that one is a tough person. It certainly means that one habitually drinks one's coffee without milk though.

I mean, I drink my coffee black, and I'm a complete pussy.

Bluestblue, I see you are called Maple in another place...

I would suggest that in this case, you are referring to an Americanism with which you are unfamiliar. In any context in which it is obvious that one is not actually speaking of someone drinking coffee (which i think can safely be alleged with regard to trees), to say that "he drinks his coffee black" implies either someone who is a no-nonsense devotee of simple things, or a tough guy.

Like drinking one's whisky neat, or rolling one's own tampons and kick-starting one's vibrator..... :wink:

A serious fall in which you land on your face. It's called a "face plant" because it appears as if you're trying to do an impression of a plant with your face as its roots.

Involving sports such as skateboarding, or bike riding, or any other sport for that matter, and you fall, and land directly on your face.

That was a nice face plant when your bike hit that mud spot.