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Lcchang Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

Lead a second life

I am not sure about what "lead a second life" signifies. Please help explain it.

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To me it sounds like a secret life. As in a secret identity.

— Madhulk

  • To me it sounds like a secret life.
  • As in a secret identity.
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To me it sounds like a secret life. As in a secret identity.
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A respectable housewife could lead a second life as a "lady of the night" on weekends, while her husband is out of town.

There was a favorite TV show in the 50's about Herb Philbrick, a counter-spy for the US and Russia. It was called "I Led Three Lives".
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