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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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Hi everybody,
What is the meaning of "My son used up about seven of his nine lives and I feel like he took mine right along with his".
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What is the meaning of "My son used up about seven of his nine lives and I feel like he took mine right along with his".
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The son did something very dangerous that ought to have killed him seven times over. However, because he has nine lives he survived with two intact. Obviously none of this is meant literally.
- The son did something very dangerous that ought to have killed him seven times over.
- However, because he has nine lives he survived with two intact.
- Obviously none of this is meant literally.
- It is cats that are usually said to have nine lives, but the idea gets extended.
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The son did something very dangerous that ought to have killed him seven times over. However, because he has nine lives he survived with two intact. Obviously none of this is meant literally. It is cats that are usually said to have nine lives, but the idea gets extended.
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