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Gtivan Posted 19 years ago
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0Meaning of " 01b00The works02b00 ". 02br
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00I saw in a slang dictionary that this has also like a sexual connotation , I know that that doesn't apply here , can anyone help me with the meaning, like in the No. 1, 2 and 3 examples.02br
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001 ) A hot dog with 01u01b00the works02b02u00, French fries, and a char-cooked Polish . 02br
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002 ) Chester's eyes narrowed and he looked at the lawsuit again. " you're kidding . "02br
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00 you're a fool if you think I'm kidding. It's all right there , Chester . Wrongful discharge, sexual harrassment, 01b01u00the works02u02b00 .02br
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01i00I was just thinking about it, Do you think that the meaning of 01b00" the works "02b00 is similar to 01b00" the whole nine yards "02b00 ?02i02br
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0Hi,02br
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01i01font00I was just thinking about it, Do you think that the meaning of 01b00" the works "02b00 is similar to 01b00" the whole nine yards "02b00 ?02font02i02br
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00Generally speaking, yes.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0
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0 Sorry, but I don't understand it at all.02br
00Can you explain it to me? Thanks.0-
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0It means "with all the things you can think of that could apply." (I don't know of a sexual connotation for this one.)02br
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00A hot dog "with the works": relish, onions, chili, mustard... I don't know ... whatever else people put on it.02br
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00If you go to a spa and get "the works" you might get a manicure, a pedicure, a facial, a massage, etc.0

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