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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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One for the money
what does it mean ?
one for the money
one for road
I can't make sense of it from context, wil you help me ?
one for the money
one for road
I can't make sense of it from context, wil you help me ?
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And you haven't even given us the benefit of the context, so how do you expect us to help you? '. I think its origins are lost in the mists of childhoods past, though it has appeared more recently in movie titles and song lyrics.
- And you haven't even given us the benefit of the context, so how do you expect us to help you?
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- I think its origins are lost in the mists of childhoods past, though it has appeared more recently in movie titles and song lyrics.
- 'One for the road' refers to the last drink one has before leaving: a stirrup cup.
- Both phrases are bound to appear in other informal contexts.
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And you haven't even given us the benefit of the context, so how do you expect us to help you?
'One for the money' is a phrase used in starting a childhood race or competition: 'One for the money, two for the show, three to get ready and four to go!'. I think its origins are lost in the mists of childhoods past, though it has appeared more recently in movie titles and song lyrics.
'One for the money' is a phrase used in starting a childhood race or competition: 'One for the money, two for the show, three to get ready and four to go!'. I think its origins are lost in the mists of childhoods past, though it has appeared more recently in movie titles and song lyrics.
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......'one for the money'' means to win ......it is equivalent to win the race.....
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I don't think so, Sandy— and I can find no reference to that online; only the beginning of a race:
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[The following is used by schoolboys, when two are starting to run a race.]
One to make ready, And two to prepare; Good luck to the rider, And away goes the mare.
Similarly, in "The Annotated Mother Goose" p 259 the same rhyme is included
CCLXXX.
[The following is used by schoolboys, when two are starting to run a race.]
One to make ready, And two to prepare; Good luck to the rider, And away goes the mare.
Similarly, in "The Annotated Mother Goose" p 259 the same rhyme is included
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Well Mister Micawber my conclusion is based on horse racing game........... Win, Place & Show is a game of horse racing. When you bet a horse to "win, place or show," you are actually placing three bets on your horse. So if you say $2, know that the actual cost of the bet is $6 because you are giving yourself 3 chances to win money and thus placing three bets.........as
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