I'd have to tell them that no, my refrigerator is not running.
Go out to the kitchen, open the freezer to decide what to thaw for supper, and everything is thawed. Fridge is at 45 degrees. Circulation fan is running but compressor is not.
"We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary." — James D. Nicoll
"We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary." — James D. Nicoll