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Madhulk Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary
It's good for you...
That's what a man said when giving someone a drink.
What's it mean?
What's it mean?
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"Eat your vegetables; they're good for you" = they'll make you strong. "Take your medicine; it's good for you" = it will make you well. The speaker was using this phrase to mean that having a drink (alchoholic, probably) would make his attitude better, it might calm him down, forget his troubles.
- "Eat your vegetables; they're good for you" = they'll make you strong.
- "Take your medicine; it's good for you" = it will make you well.
- The speaker was using this phrase to mean that having a drink (alchoholic, probably) would make his attitude better, it might calm him down, forget his troubles.
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"Eat your vegetables; they're good for you" = they'll make you strong.
"Take your medicine; it's good for you" = it will make you well.
The speaker was using this phrase to mean that having a drink (alchoholic, probably) would make his attitude better, it might calm him down, forget his troubles.
"Take your medicine; it's good for you" = it will make you well.
The speaker was using this phrase to mean that having a drink (alchoholic, probably) would make his attitude better, it might calm him down, forget his troubles.
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It could mean a couple of things depending on previous context. "Never mind what's in it. Trust me. It's nothing bad." OR "I know this will cure your problem."
OR, the recipient may know what it is (eg., alcohol) and be opposed to taking it, but the giver wants to assure him that this is what he needs right now."
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OR, the recipient may know what it is (eg., alcohol) and be opposed to taking it, but the giver wants to assure him that this is what he needs right now."
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