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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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SAW TO IT that I DIDN'T WANT FOR MONEY

Hi,
here this sentence I have read on Miles Davis's Autobiography and haven't understood it very well:
'Plus I had a few rich white ladies who SAW TO IT that I DIDN'T WANT FOR MONEY.'
Does it mean that these rich white women saw that he did make love with them for not money, because he didn't need it?
Thanks in advance, jo.
  

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If you see to something, you ensure that it happens. I'll see to your plane reservations . Or, I'll see to it that your reservations are made .

— BarbaraPA

  • If you see to something, you ensure that it happens.
  • I'll see to your plane reservations .
  • Or, I'll see to it that your reservations are made .
  • Another way of saying this is I'll take care of it.
  • If you "want for money" you don't have enough.
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If you see to something, you ensure that it happens. I'll see to your plane reservations. Or, I'll see to it that your reservations are made. Another way of saying this is I'll take care of it.

If you "want for money" you don't have enough. If you "don't want for money," then you DO have enough.

So these ladies ensured that he had enough money.

I ha
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those ladies took care so he wouldn't be in need of (want for) money

want for = need of/for
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Plus I had a few rich white ladies who SAW TO IT that I DIDN'T WANT FOR MONEY.

Plus, there were a few rich white ladies who [made sure that I never needed money / (often) gave me money].

CJ
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