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Newguest Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Throw a paint job ...

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For something as important as a car, don't settle for a color you don't enjoy. If you want a yellow car, throw a paint job on that aqua jalopy. If you like it, you need please no one else.

1. Does the 1st sentence say that if you're deciding to buy a car, don't buy the one which color you don't like?

2. I understand that "throw a paint job" just means "paint it"? And "aqua jalopy" is a junk of bright green and blue color?
  

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Newguest 1. Does the 1st sentence say that if you're deciding to buy a car, don't buy the one which color you don't like? Correct.

— MalRey

  • Newguest 1.
  • Does the 1st sentence say that if you're deciding to buy a car, don't buy the one which color you don't like?
  • Correct.
  • Newguest 2.
  • I understand that "throw a paint job" just means "paint it"?
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Newguest1. Does the 1st sentence say that if you're deciding to buy a car, don't buy the one which color you don't like?
Correct.
Newguest2. I understand that "throw a paint job" just means "paint it"?
Yes.
NewguestAnd "aqua jalopy" is a junk of bright green and blue color?
Presumably th
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But by "jalopy" he means a decrepit car, right?
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NewguestBut by "jalopy" he means a decrepit car, right?
That's the usual meaning (and probably what is meant here) but it can just be a clever sounding way for someone to refer to his car.

Like this: "Hey you guys, let's get the jalopy loaded so we can get on the road before the traffic becomes impossible."

or "My old jalopy has served me wel
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