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Newguest Posted 15 years ago
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Mustn't hardly breathe on
Hi
A certain girl woke up at night and went down.
I went down, and there was my gran making a wreath of her best geraniums,
flowers you mustn’t hardly breathe on, leave alone cut. I
thought she’d gone daft. I say to her, “Gran, whatever are
you doing?” And she towdme, it was a wreath for a girl to
wear in a sort of game.
Does it mean that you shouldn't even breathe on them because they're so beautiful/delicate or because they're so poisonous?
A certain girl woke up at night and went down.
I went down, and there was my gran making a wreath of her best geraniums,
flowers you mustn’t hardly breathe on, leave alone cut. I
thought she’d gone daft. I say to her, “Gran, whatever are
you doing?” And she towdme, it was a wreath for a girl to
wear in a sort of game.
Does it mean that you shouldn't even breathe on them because they're so beautiful/delicate or because they're so poisonous?
Top answer
Newguest flowers you mustn’t hardly breathe on, leave alone cut. Newguest because they're so beautiful/delicate or because they're so poisonous? Delicate.
- Newguest flowers you mustn’t hardly breathe on, leave alone cut.
- Newguest because they're so beautiful/delicate or because they're so poisonous?
- Delicate.
- I'd say it's intended as an exaggeration.
- Geraniums are not that delicate.
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Newguestflowers you mustn’t hardly breathe on, leave alone cut.
Newguestbecause they're so beautiful/delicate or because they're so poisonous?Delicate.
I'd say it's intended as an exaggeration. Geraniums are not that delicate.
It probably means that she was acting out of character, since she was normally
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