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Kapa Posted 11 years ago
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Hello friends,
Would you please explain to me the meaning of the bold sentence?
“We-ll, some men who cheat their wives out of grocery money wouldn’t think of cheating the grocer. Men tend to carry their honesty in pigeonholes, Jean Louise. They can be perfectly honest in some ways and fool themselves in other ways. Don’t be so hard on Hank, he’s coming along. Jack tells me you’re upset about something.”
Thank you for your time
Would you please explain to me the meaning of the bold sentence?
“We-ll, some men who cheat their wives out of grocery money wouldn’t think of cheating the grocer. Men tend to carry their honesty in pigeonholes, Jean Louise. They can be perfectly honest in some ways and fool themselves in other ways. Don’t be so hard on Hank, he’s coming along. Jack tells me you’re upset about something.”
Thank you for your time
Top answer
It seems to suggest that "men can be honest about some things and dishonest about others (just as your first sentence says). The usual phrase is "put something/someone in a pigeonhole", which means put something/someone in a category or group.
- It seems to suggest that "men can be honest about some things and dishonest about others (just as your first sentence says).
- The usual phrase is "put something/someone in a pigeonhole", which means put something/someone in a category or group.
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It seems to suggest that "men can be honest about some things and dishonest about others (just as your first sentence says).
The usual phrase is "put something/someone in a pigeonhole", which means put something/someone in a category or group.
The usual phrase is "put something/someone in a pigeonhole", which means put something/someone in a category or group.
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