Learn English Logo

English in Use - 'This Is A Ho-Ho-Hold-Up, Folks'

A selection of headlines from stories in the news. They use English in a way that you might think is intended to confuse but it's all perfectly clear to the native speaker.

 

 

The Daily Mail used the headline 'This Is A Ho-Ho-Hold-Up, Folks' on a story about an armed bank robber in Nashville, USA, who dressed up as Santa and demanded money so he could 'pay his elves'. The headline is a play on Santa's laugh 'ho-ho-ho.'  And in this context a hold up is when someone steals from someone else using violence or the threat of violence.

Discover more from Learn English

Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.

Continue reading

linkedin facebook pinterest youtube rss twitter instagram facebook-blank rss-blank linkedin-blank pinterest youtube twitter instagram