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Arman19940326 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

not afraid

and what is the singer's purpose to mention these words

I been through the ringer, but they can do little to the middle finger
  

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I suppose it should read "through the wringer". You can look it up: put through the wringer, to subject to a difficult or exhausting experience. "I been" is non-standard for "I have been/I've been".

— Ozzourti

  • I suppose it should read "through the wringer".
  • You can look it up: put through the wringer, to subject to a difficult or exhausting experience.
  • "I been" is non-standard for "I have been/I've been".
  • The line is from the same song by Eminem, "Not Afraid".
  • In the context of the song, he's probably speaking to the people who dislike him (for example critics).
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I suppose it should read "through the wringer".

You can look it up:

put through the wringer, to subject to a difficult or exhausting experience.
"I been" is non-standard for "I have been/I've been".

The line is from the same song by Eminem, "Not Afraid". In the context of the song, he's probably speaking to the people who dislike him (for e
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hi ozzourti,thanks for answering me.....
actually i was baffled......i look up in the lyrics and it was "ringer" but it doesn't make any sense to me.....
anyway i get the final purpose of singer....
thanks a lot....
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