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Akdom Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

She's like a BANDIT

Here is something I heard on TV:

...my 4-year-old daughter is great at skiing, she's like a bandit....

bandit (or a word sounds a lot like it)

is this a comman American expression? what does it mean actually? I assume it doesn't mean robber, outlaw.
  

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It's not common for me. You're safe in assuming it doesn't mean robber or outlaw. It may be a new slang expression for "very skillful", "very clever".

  • It's not common for me.
  • You're safe in assuming it doesn't mean robber or outlaw.
  • It may be a new slang expression for "very skillful", "very clever".
  • CJ
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It's not common for me. You're safe in assuming it doesn't mean robber or outlaw.

It may be a new slang expression for "very skillful", "very clever".

CJ

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