Jumping at bluebottles again.

[Arcy]

Hello!

My context is from Watership Down and it goes like this:

"Oh, it's only Fiver," said the black-tipped rabbit, "jumping at bluebottles again. Come on, Buckthorn, what were you telling me?"

Thank you for your help!

 

[panjandrum]

What is your question?
Bluebottles are flying insects, like large blue flies.

 

[konungursvia]

It means "playing and jumping", essentially.

 

[Arcy]

Thank you, that was what I was trying to hear!

 

[bibliolept]

Thank you, that was what I was trying to hear!

Depending on what you mean, the idiomatic expression is either "that's what I was hoping to hear" or "that's what I was expecting to hear."

If you're listening intently for a specific source of sound or a specific noise, you might say "that's what I was trying to hear."

These are, of course, my opinions.

 

[Arcy]

Yes, you are absolutely right, thank you.