What's meant by "coming on" and "kick myself"?
“This is only my third lesson. Mr. Driffield says I’m coming on wonderful, but I
feel so stupid I could kick myself. How long did it take you before you could ride?”
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In this example "coming on wonderful" means you are progressing well. "I could kick myself" means you are reprimanding yourself.
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"coming on" is not used in American English in that context. In American English, it is used to express flirting with someone.
She was "coming on" to you, too bad she is married
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This is an extract from (Cake and Ale)
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Coming along means making progress. Coming on is something else and doesn’t work here.( If a person is coming on to another it
means they are letting the person know they are romantically interested, and the term is usually used when the person they want isn’t interested.) To kick yourself is a way of saying you regret a choice you made.
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