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Madhulk Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

The key to the city...

DA: You should see Lord's setup downstairs. This guy is a major player
and he has just given me... the key to the city. Made him to be with big influence?
  

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Hi, Lord has given him complete freedom, complete access (to whatever Lord controls). The idea is that, in early times, a walled city would honor someone by actually giving them a key to the actual city gate. Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, Lord has given him complete freedom, complete access (to whatever Lord controls).
  • The idea is that, in early times, a walled city would honor someone by actually giving them a key to the actual city gate.
  • Clive
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Hi,

Lord has given him complete freedom, complete access (to whatever Lord controls).

The idea is that, in early times, a walled city would honor someone by actually giving them a key to the actual city gate.

Clive
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