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Kunsan Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Meaning "jump the tree"
Hello
Could you explain to me the meaning of "jump the tree"? It's a line from the Beatles' "All Together Now", but a quick google search gave these results as well:
We moved as quickly as possible but half expected the bear would jump the tree and meet us head-on. (http://www.littlelostoutfitters.com/storiesDJ.asp)
This time he [the squirrel] discovered, to his delight, that the delicious seeds had been heaped in a nice little pile on the ground; he wouldn't even have to jump the tree to get to it. (http://www.fifteenminutesoffiction.com/user/janee/2007/the_fable_of_the_squirrel_and.asp)
Your help is much appreciated.
Could you explain to me the meaning of "jump the tree"? It's a line from the Beatles' "All Together Now", but a quick google search gave these results as well:
We moved as quickly as possible but half expected the bear would jump the tree and meet us head-on. (http://www.littlelostoutfitters.com/storiesDJ.asp)
This time he [the squirrel] discovered, to his delight, that the delicious seeds had been heaped in a nice little pile on the ground; he wouldn't even have to jump the tree to get to it. (http://www.fifteenminutesoffiction.com/user/janee/2007/the_fable_of_the_squirrel_and.asp)
Your help is much appreciated.
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It is most probably just a play on words, possibly innuendo.
- It is most probably just a play on words, possibly innuendo.
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Hi,
I checked the Beatles' lyrics, and it seems you heard the phrase wrongly.
One, two, three, four
Can I have a little more?
five, six, seven eight nine ten I love you.
A, B, C, D
Can I bring my friend to tea?
E, F, G, H, I, J, I love you.
Boom, bam, boom
Boom, bam, boom
Sail the ship,
Boom, bam, boom
Chop the tree<&l
I checked the Beatles' lyrics, and it seems you heard the phrase wrongly.
One, two, three, four
Can I have a little more?
five, six, seven eight nine ten I love you.
A, B, C, D
Can I bring my friend to tea?
E, F, G, H, I, J, I love you.
Boom, bam, boom
Boom, bam, boom
Sail the ship,
Boom, bam, boom
Chop the tree<&l
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Thanks,Clive!
It seems indeed that the Beatles don't jump the tree but rather chop it.
Thanks for your explanation on the preposition "over" as well. I hadn't thought of the possibility of a tree lying on the ground, in fact. Jumping (over) a standing tree would be quite something else.
It's all clear now, thanks again!
It seems indeed that the Beatles don't jump the tree but rather chop it.
Thanks for your explanation on the preposition "over" as well. I hadn't thought of the possibility of a tree lying on the ground, in fact. Jumping (over) a standing tree would be quite something else.
It's all clear now, thanks again!
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