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Namsteven Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Music way up

- I'm most confident in myself when I'm behind the wheel of a car. So when I'm upset I drive, not raging of course. I don't take my feelings out on the road. I just go for a leisurely drive with the music way up and the windowns rolled up.

- What do "I don't take my feelings out on the road" and "with the music way up" mean in this context?

Thanks so much to Teachers,

Namsteven
  

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"I don't take my feelings out on the road" is ambiguous. It could mean that he suppresses or eliminates his feelings (of upset) while he's out on the road. However, to "take one's feelings out on someone/something" is also an idiom that means to vent one's anger or frustration by acting aggressively towards that person or thing.

— Mr Wordy

  • "I don't take my feelings out on the road" is ambiguous.
  • It could mean that he suppresses or eliminates his feelings (of upset) while he's out on the road.
  • However, to "take one's feelings out on someone/something" is also an idiom that means to vent one's anger or frustration by acting aggressively towards that person or thing.
  • If he doesn't take his feelings out on the road, it means doesn't act aggressively towards the road; in other words, he doesn't drive fast or recklessly.
  • If I had to choose, I'd guess the latter meaning is the one intended.
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"I don't take my feelings out on the road" is ambiguous. It could mean that he suppresses or eliminates his feelings (of upset) while he's out on the road. However, to "take one's feelings out on someone/something" is also an idiom that means to vent one's anger or frustration by acting aggressively towards that person or thing. If he doesn't take his feelings out on the road, it means doesn't ac
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