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Emmoo10 Posted 18 years ago
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Hello! everybody,
I never heard of the following sentences and phrases which came in a movie:
(1) This here's a dandy.
(2) A staged arrest for your own protection.
(3) Puff with him.
(4) Don't make the sense God gave a mule.
(5) Just for the God damn hell of it.
I never heard of the following sentences and phrases which came in a movie:
(1) This here's a dandy.
(2) A staged arrest for your own protection.
(3) Puff with him.
(4) Don't make the sense God gave a mule.
(5) Just for the God damn hell of it.
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emmoo10 Hello! everybody, I never heard of the following sentences and phrases which came in a movie: (1) This here's a dandy. "dandy" = colloquial word for "very good" [AmE].
- emmoo10 Hello!
- everybody, I never heard of the following sentences and phrases which came in a movie: (1) This here's a dandy.
- "dandy" = colloquial word for "very good" [AmE].
- "This [whatever is being talked about] is a very good example" (2) A staged arrest for your own protection.
- The person is apparently being arrested, but it is not a real arrest.
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emmoo10Hello! everybody,
I never heard of the following sentences and phrases which came in a movie:
(1) This here's a dandy. "dandy" = colloquial word for "very good" [AmE]. "This [whatever is being talked about] is a very good example"
(2) A staged arrest for your own protection. The person is apparently being arrested, but it is not a real
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Hi, Feebs.
I'd never heard the 'puff' expression before. Is it strictly British? Isn't there another use of the word 'puff', as in a man's lack of interest in the fairer ***?
I'd never heard the 'puff' expression before. Is it strictly British? Isn't there another use of the word 'puff', as in a man's lack of interest in the fairer ***?
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PhilipHi, Feebs.I've not met it before, but in the context of the other quotes it would seem to make sense. The "along with him" implies something must be done to keep things on an
I'd never heard the 'puff' expression before. Is it strictly British? Isn't there another use of the word 'puff', as in a man's lack of interest in the fairer ***?
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Hi guys,
3) Puff with him.
I've never encountered this. My first reaction is that it must have been another word, simply misheard in the movie.
Clive
3) Puff with him.
I've never encountered this. My first reaction is that it must have been another word, simply misheard in the movie.
Clive
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