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Luce Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
"watch each other's back"
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00 again I'm not sure about an expression, though I suppose the meaning must be something like 'care for each other'. 02 br
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00 The context: A woman was abandoned by her husband, her girl friends try to console her, and one of them says: 02 br
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00 "We've all been there. The picket fence routine is a lot harder than it looks. That's whay we've 01 b 00 to watch each other's backs 02 b 00 ." 02 br
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00 Thank you very much in advance, 00 Luce 02 br
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00 again I'm not sure about an expression, though I suppose the meaning must be something like 'care for each other'. 02 br
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00 The context: A woman was abandoned by her husband, her girl friends try to console her, and one of them says: 02 br
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00 "We've all been there. The picket fence routine is a lot harder than it looks. That's whay we've 01 b 00 to watch each other's backs 02 b 00 ." 02 br
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00 Thank you very much in advance, 00 Luce 02 br
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0 Yes Luce, that's exactly how I would understand it too. 0-
- 0 Yes Luce, that's exactly how I would understand it too.
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0 Yes Luce, that's exactly how I would understand it too. It is indeed an equivalent to 'care for one another' or 'look after one another'. 02 br
00 With maybe a slight emphasis on the notion of guarding from a danger ? 02 br
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00 With maybe a slight emphasis on the notion of guarding from a danger ? 02 br
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0 It definitely has the sense of protecting each other from danger. Someone can attack you from behind - so someone watches your back. You might hear someone say "I've got your back" which means "I'm making sure you don't get harmed." The harm, of course, is not usually a physical attack, but perhaps emotional harm. (Unless you're watching a crime show. Then it does mean "I'll make sure no one
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0 Thank you very much, Waiti and Grammar Geek, 02 br
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00 that was very helpful. 05 0 02 br
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00 especially in compositions they give tremendous effect to our writing.i try to use some of them in my compositions as well but with my poor knowledge i think i repeat myself with cliches. 02 br
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00 to draw blood from stone, as cunning as a fox, eats like a pig,grow like a
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