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Aussiesalute Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

idiom?

She was forced to work on the streets. What does it mean?
  

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Absent more content, it most likely means to prostitute herself.

  • Absent more content, it most likely means to prostitute herself.
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Absent more content, it most likely means to prostitute herself.
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I disagree with that desolate interpretation. That would be the last resort for a person, and if that's what the speaker means, there would typically be no beating around the bush. He'd just come out and say it.

Typically this would indicate more innocuous activities, rather desperate ones to be sure, but far short of the ultimate sacrifice. For example, in Third World countries this c

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