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Inggris Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
Plate on a plate
http://www.lep.co.uk/news/north-west/toy-gun-threat-at-off-licence-1-7787218
"Jack Blower produced the imitation firearm after losing his temper when shopkeeper Raj Patel declined his request for “tick”.
The 25-year-old pointed the gun at Mr Patel and cocked it and made abusive remarks including a racist comment and threatened to shoot him in the head, said Helen Richardson, prosecuting. .................
................ He told Mr Patel: “I’m going to have your plate on a plate” and despite Mr Patel trying to calm him down he then produced the gun from his waistband and after cocking it made further threats. ..............."
What does "plate on a plate" mean in that sentence?
"Jack Blower produced the imitation firearm after losing his temper when shopkeeper Raj Patel declined his request for “tick”.
The 25-year-old pointed the gun at Mr Patel and cocked it and made abusive remarks including a racist comment and threatened to shoot him in the head, said Helen Richardson, prosecuting. .................
................ He told Mr Patel: “I’m going to have your plate on a plate” and despite Mr Patel trying to calm him down he then produced the gun from his waistband and after cocking it made further threats. ..............."
What does "plate on a plate" mean in that sentence?
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To "have someone's head on a plate" is a set expression meaning to punish someone severely. The word "head" is sometimes replaced with other nouns, but "have your plate on a plate" appears to make no sense. It seems to be a misprint in which the word "plate" was accidentally repeated in place of another word.
- To "have someone's head on a plate" is a set expression meaning to punish someone severely.
- The word "head" is sometimes replaced with other nouns, but "have your plate on a plate" appears to make no sense.
- It seems to be a misprint in which the word "plate" was accidentally repeated in place of another word.
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To "have someone's head on a plate" is a set expression meaning to punish someone severely. The word "head" is sometimes replaced with other nouns, but "have your plate on a plate" appears to make no sense. It seems to be a misprint in which the word "plate" was accidentally repeated in place of another word.
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GPYIt seems to be a misprint in which the word "plate" was accidentally repeated in place of another word.I guess it could also be an idiosyncrasy of that particular speaker. I can find no other relevant Google hits for such an expression.
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A more witty threat would have been “I’m going to have Patel on a plate”.
( Think anagrams. )
( Think anagrams. )
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