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Maple Posted 19 years ago
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lawyered up

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00So that's when the bereaved Mrs. Durgee 00lawyered up00.02br
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00(I think yes. But is such kind of speech-transition common enough for us to imitate? ..or is 01i00lawyer02i00 also a verb? )02br
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0 Apparently it's an informal American term meaning to hire a lawyer. 0-

— Annvan

  • 0 Apparently it's an informal American term meaning to hire a lawyer.
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0 Apparently it's an informal American term meaning to hire a lawyer. 0-
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00 I've never heard it before. Hired a lawyer. A new slang term. I would not imitate this usage. I don't recommend that you do either. It may be clever, but it's just a made-up expression placed in the mouth of a character in a drama, possibly to show something about the personality of that character.02br
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0 I agree with Jim. It's not a typical expression, but if I heard someone say "she lawyered up" I might understand that she had hired several lawyers -- possibly with her main goal being that the outcome of the legal proceedings would be very profitable for her . 0-
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0Thank you Jim, 00Annvan00 and 00Yankee!! 05000 051010id2511id25
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