martes, 3 de noviembre de 2015

TODAY'S IDIOM: The Real McCoy

"The Real McCoy" 

 

You can say something is the real McCoy if it's genuine, and not a fake or a copy.

Example: The duck liver pate was the real McCoy. It tasted so much better than the stuff in tins they call duck liver pate back home.

Original / Verdadero.

Example sentences:

  • You only paid $50 for a Gucci handbag? Well it's obviously not the real McCoy then, is it / ¿Solo pagaste $50 por una bolsa Gucci? Bueno, obviamente no es verdadera, es eso.

  • I know my new Rolex is the real McCoy because I bought it from the Rolex store in Paris / Sé que mi nuevo Rolex es original porque lo compré en la tienda Rolex en Paris.

Additional examples:

  • Of course it's authentic. It's the real McCoy.

  • Cheap sparkling wines cannot be labelled 'champagne'. It has to be the real McCoy.




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