Layoffs at Wang's

loraleemacpike
 February 17, 2009, 10:35 PM posted in General Discussion

Jenny,

 

Going postal-- it refers to an incident in American about 1995 when a disgruntled employee at a post office went on a rampage and killed his boss and several other employees.  So going postal means you'll get really mad and attack/kill your coworkers and bosses.

 

Great lesson.

Mai Lirou

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jennyzhu
 February 18, 2009, 06:20 AM

Hi Mai Lirou,

Thank you for the explanation. The English language is so full of these colourful expressions.