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Talk about kick a bloke when he's down
what does this mean?
It appears in the end of an article writing in a negative tone about the former British Navy leader Lord Nelson who lived about 200 years ago and usually credited as a British hero.
thanks in advance.
It appears in the end of an article writing in a negative tone about the former British Navy leader Lord Nelson who lived about 200 years ago and usually credited as a British hero.
thanks in advance.
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Hi, Talk about kick a bloke when he's down what does this mean? ' is an idiomatic way of stressing 'rain'. The long form would be something like 'If you want to talk about rain , that was a lot of rain!
- Hi, Talk about kick a bloke when he's down what does this mean?
- ' is an idiomatic way of stressing 'rain'.
- The long form would be something like 'If you want to talk about rain , that was a lot of rain!
- 'A bloke' is British slang for 'a guy', ie a person.
- When you attack or hit someone and they go down on the ground, it's not considered fair to kick them while they are down because it's hard for them to defend themselves.
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Hi,
Talk about kick a bloke when he's down
what does this mean?
'Talk about rain!' is an idiomatic way of stressing 'rain'. The long form would be something like 'If you want to talk about rain, that was a lot of rain!
'A bloke' is British slang for 'a guy', ie a person.
When you attack o
Talk about kick a bloke when he's down
what does this mean?
'Talk about rain!' is an idiomatic way of stressing 'rain'. The long form would be something like 'If you want to talk about rain, that was a lot of rain!
'A bloke' is British slang for 'a guy', ie a person.
When you attack o
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Just an additional note: I believe the phrase should have been worded. 'talk about kicking a bloke when he's down'.
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