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Florazheng1015 Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

Happiness Right down to my finger tips?

0 what is the meaning of "Right down to my finger tips."? is it a slang? Thanks in advance. 02br
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00My yesterday's were happy days 02br
00And each mem'ry's locked inside 02br
00At least I lived a little while 02br
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00I lived long enough to know 02br
00The sweet thrill of your lips 02br
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00You'll always be a part of me 02br
00And though you can't be mine 02br
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0 Hello floraz, 02br 02br 00No - it's not slang. I think what the poet is saying is that s/he was so full of happiness, even the tips of his/her fingers were tingling. 0-

— Abbie1948

  • 0 Hello floraz, 02br 02br 00No - it's not slang.
  • I think what the poet is saying is that s/he was so full of happiness, even the tips of his/her fingers were tingling.
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0 Hello floraz, 02br
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00No - it's not slang. I think what the poet is saying is that s/he was so full of happiness, even the tips of his/her fingers were tingling. 0-
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0 Thank you, Abbie. 02br
00But is it possible on the contrary? I suppose it might meant that the writer was losing his happiness because the happiness was in the tips of fingers and "he" coudl NOT grasp it. 02br
00I would like to put the full context of it here, hope you or other can help me further. 02br
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0 Hello, Flora! 02br
00No, I agree with Abbie, the writer was filled with happiness down to the tips of his/her fingers; the expression is quite positive. 050010id1
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0 OK. Thank you, Pieanne and thank you again, Abbie. I decide to follow your interpretations. 02br
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0 Hey Flora 02br
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00To me it seems that s/he was very happy and that s/he could feel this happiness 02br
00"Right down to my finger tips" suggest me the closeness between his/her body and the joy s/he was living in and the fact that s/he could feel it. " Happiness right down to my finger tips" means to me that s/he could reach this happiness, not the contrary
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