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Veris Posted 19 years ago
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joker's shoes

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0 You should've provided the context:02br
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00Marius Hancu wrote the following post at 09-05-2007 6:21 PM:02h2

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00 Ok . I understand what you mean , beacuse , otherwise, people can't guess the meaning
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0 Song lyrics are notoriously difficult to analyse and explain. :-S 02br
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00I can only surmise that this is a reference to the expression used when someone fills a job previously done by someone else … X has stepped into Y's shoes.02br
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00I would imagine that the shoes in question are either those outsize ones which circus clowns wear, or the long,
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Being knocked off, your feet is an expression to review when you are so surprised or shocked by something that it almost tipped you over. In the song that you’re referencing, she says “think you’ll knock me off my feet, ‘til flat on the floor“, meaning that he thinks that he’s going to get the upper hand and destabilize her enough so he could win her over or trick her.

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