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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Hi, I need your help about a NYTimes article. What does the sentence in bold mean?
In 1944 Culhane collaborated with the layout artist Art Heinemann on “The Greatest Man in Siam.” In it the Fastest Man in Siam bolts past doorways that are distinctly phallic in shape and peers at another that mimics a vagina.
Shortly before he died, Mr. Culhane said, “We were just trying to put one over on them.”
In 1944 Culhane collaborated with the layout artist Art Heinemann on “The Greatest Man in Siam.” In it the Fastest Man in Siam bolts past doorways that are distinctly phallic in shape and peers at another that mimics a vagina.
Shortly before he died, Mr. Culhane said, “We were just trying to put one over on them.”
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Have a laugh at their expense, or, play a joke on them. < I think this is the meaning>
- Have a laugh at their expense, or, play a joke on them.
- < I think this is the meaning>
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Have a laugh at their expense, or, play a joke on them. < I think this is the meaning>
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Hi
The expression means "to play a trick" - either in fun, or maybe for financial gain
The sponsors of the film presumably would not have wished to promote sexual imagery, but the artist has managed to get it into the film without them realising it
I don't think the phrase has any metaphor - it's just a common phrase, like "It's a put-up job!" or "He's pulling a fast one
The expression means "to play a trick" - either in fun, or maybe for financial gain
The sponsors of the film presumably would not have wished to promote sexual imagery, but the artist has managed to get it into the film without them realising it
I don't think the phrase has any metaphor - it's just a common phrase, like "It's a put-up job!" or "He's pulling a fast one
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