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Rburan Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

pigeon was toast

Hi everyone,
I have just signed and I hope this is the right section to ask for help. I have just encountered this:

"She knew her pigeon was toast and wanted to keep him on the hook."

I have no idea what this should mean.
thanks in advance.
  

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She knew her pigeon was toast and wanted to keep him on the hook = She knew that the man whom she was duping was doomed, and she wanted to keep him obliged/committed/involved.

— Mister Micawber

  • She knew her pigeon was toast and wanted to keep him on the hook = She knew that the man whom she was duping was doomed, and she wanted to keep him obliged/committed/involved.
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She knew her pigeon was toast and wanted to keep him on the hook = She knew that the man whom she was duping was doomed, and she wanted to keep him obliged/committed/involved.
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This mixed metaphor is so hilarious I think it must be deliberate. I'd be interested to know what it's from.
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That is a line from War Games The Dead Code 2008.
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