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Longforest Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
keeps on stinging?
In the sentence "I'm not sure I have it in me to give the gift that keeps on stinging", what does the "keeps on stinging" part mean? Thanks.
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The usual phrase is 'the gift that keeps on giving' not stinging. Are you sure you have heard it right? Otherwise it must be a joke created around changing the original phrase.
- The usual phrase is 'the gift that keeps on giving' not stinging.
- Are you sure you have heard it right?
- Otherwise it must be a joke created around changing the original phrase.
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The usual phrase is 'the gift that keeps on giving' not stinging. Are you sure you have heard it right? Otherwise it must be a joke created around changing the original phrase.
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