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Yeee0818 Posted 16 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing

A sentence

Hi,

I read a sentence and had a hard time understanding what it means...

"Guilt," she said, "the gift that keeps on giving"

Can someone help me?

Thanks a bunch!
  

Top answer

"The gift that keeps on giving" is such a well-known advertising slogan that it lends itself to ironic uses. Of course the selfish gift giver wants his gift to continually renew the receiver's gratitude. Guilt is a terrible thing to "lay on" someone.

— Avangi

  • "The gift that keeps on giving" is such a well-known advertising slogan that it lends itself to ironic uses.
  • Of course the selfish gift giver wants his gift to continually renew the receiver's gratitude.
  • Guilt is a terrible thing to "lay on" someone.
  • " But for sure, when you feel guilty about something, it keeps nagging at you.
  • So if you want to make someone miserable in a way that won't quit, find a way to make him feel guilty about something.
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"The gift that keeps on giving" is such a well-known advertising slogan that it lends itself to ironic uses. Of course the selfish gift giver wants his gift to continually renew the receiver's gratitude.
Guilt is a terrible thing to "lay on" someone. We hear the expression, "Are you trying to lay a guilt trip on me?"
But for sure, when you feel guilty about something, it keeps nagging a
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