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Iclearwater Posted 8 years ago
Vocabulary

Lay by a bit

Mr. and Mrs X live in fairly grand style. Some people think the husband has earned a lot and so has been able to lay by a bit [sich etwas zuruegelegt]; other again think that the wife has lain back a bit [sich etwas zurueckgelegt] and so has been about to earn a lot.
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Hello, could anyone explain the joke?

What do "lay by a bit" and "lay back a bit" mean?

lay back a bit = relax a bit?


Thanks!

  

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iclearwater lay by a bit = save some money iclearwater has lain back a bit = has been a prostitute

— Mister Micawber

  • iclearwater lay by a bit = save some money iclearwater has lain back a bit = has been a prostitute
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iclearwater lay by a bit

= save some money

iclearwaterhas lain back a bit

= has been a prostitute

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