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Language Barrier Idiom Blunders for Ziva (Cote de Pablo) on NCIS... Ziva-isms
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Ziva David is a fictional character in the TV series, NCIS, played by Cote de Pablo. The character was introduced to the series in the third season premiere. de Pablo became a regular cast member from episode "Silver War" onwards. One ongoing idiosyncrasy Ziva possesses is her tendency to misuse English idioms, much to the amusement of her teammates. Those malapropisms are sometimes referred to as Ziva-isms by fans of the TV series. These are some of those Ziva-isms
| | (...boss looks mad).... He's going to chew you up (chew you out) |
| | You've got to cut the man some slacks (slack) |
| | You might want to do something about your hair... it's sticking up like a porcuswine (porcupine) |
| | I feel like a donkey's butt. |
| | I think we've been screwed in here Tony. (bolted in) |
| | Mind if I take a bat nap? (cat nap) |
| | It'll be like trying to find a pin in the haystack. (needle in a haystack) |
| | Kody was covering his plates. (bases) |
| | I think Tony was jerking your brain (chain) |
| | You look run over. (run down) |
| | It's like shooting fish in a pond! (barrel) |
| | Why haven't you breasted them? (busted them) |
| | McGee, you look like you saw a goat. (ghost) |
| | No buzzers. (bells) |
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