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Newguest Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Have yourself a real prize
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What does it mean: You may have yourself a real prize.
Does it mean: You can award yourself a prize?
What does it mean: You may have yourself a real prize.
Does it mean: You can award yourself a prize?
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Normally it means that you may possess something of real value (possibly unknowingly).
- Normally it means that you may possess something of real value (possibly unknowingly).
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Normally it means that you may possess something of real value (possibly unknowingly).
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And of course, it can also be used sarcastically to mean the opposite.
Your friend brings her new boyfriend to a party, where he is rude, gets drunk, makes a pass at the hostess, and ends up throwing up in the front yard. She asks you what you think of him. "Oh yeah," you tell her, "You've got yourself a real prize there."
Your friend brings her new boyfriend to a party, where he is rude, gets drunk, makes a pass at the hostess, and ends up throwing up in the front yard. She asks you what you think of him. "Oh yeah," you tell her, "You've got yourself a real prize there."
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Yes, I think I have most often heard this expression used ironically.
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