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Rburan Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary
Handcuff
Hi guys,
This dialogue is a part of a movie I recently watched. Is handcuff used with its literal meaning or is it a part of an idiomatic expression + get? I saw no handcuffs in the movie.
Here is the dialogue:
- BM. Her initials are larger than the others. Was she the last? Or the first? What was her name? So you won't talk, huh?
- - Where'd you get the handcuff, Mrs Porter?
- You may call me Connie.
Thanks
This dialogue is a part of a movie I recently watched. Is handcuff used with its literal meaning or is it a part of an idiomatic expression + get? I saw no handcuffs in the movie.
Here is the dialogue:
- BM. Her initials are larger than the others. Was she the last? Or the first? What was her name? So you won't talk, huh?
- - Where'd you get the handcuff, Mrs Porter?
- You may call me Connie.
Thanks
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Hi, This dialogue is a part of a movie I recently watched. Is handcuff used with its literal meaning or is it a part of an idiomatic expression + get? I saw no handcuffs in the movie.
- Hi, This dialogue is a part of a movie I recently watched.
- Is handcuff used with its literal meaning or is it a part of an idiomatic expression + get?
- I saw no handcuffs in the movie.
- Here is the dialogue: - BM.
- Her initials are larger than the others.
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Hi,
This dialogue is a part of a movie I recently watched. Is handcuff used with its literal meaning or is it a part of an idiomatic expression + get? I saw no handcuffs in the movie.
Here is the dialogue:
- BM. Her initials are larger than the others. Was she the last? Or the first? What was her name? So you won't talk, huh?
- - Where'd you get the handcuff, Mr
This dialogue is a part of a movie I recently watched. Is handcuff used with its literal meaning or is it a part of an idiomatic expression + get? I saw no handcuffs in the movie.
Here is the dialogue:
- BM. Her initials are larger than the others. Was she the last? Or the first? What was her name? So you won't talk, huh?
- - Where'd you get the handcuff, Mr
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Without more context, I'd have to assume it's literal. Are her other "personal effects" present in the scene - eg., purse, wallet, keys?
The past participle "handcuffed" is used figuratively - "I was handcuffed by her refusal to press charges." But I'm not familiar with the present usage, except as literal.
Edit. Clive's "acting like a police officer" sounds like a go
The past participle "handcuffed" is used figuratively - "I was handcuffed by her refusal to press charges." But I'm not familiar with the present usage, except as literal.
Edit. Clive's "acting like a police officer" sounds like a go
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acting like a police officer is the meaning that fits the best.
Thank you very much. You guys are always very helpful.
Rose
Thank you very much. You guys are always very helpful.
Rose
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