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JCDenton Posted 18 years ago
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Two slang phrases, please help

0Hi,02br
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00Can you please clarify me these two slang phrases?02br
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00a) ....but 01u01font00once that bed is made02font02u00, you know.02br
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00Detectives are questioning a man. They wants to know the details about the life of the missing woman. He said:02br
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01i00I'm talking about her lifestyle. Tried to go clean for the baby. 01u01font00But o02font01font00nce that bed is made02font02u00... you know.02i02br
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00Please did he say: "01u00Once you tried the drugs, it's hard to get a rid of this habit?02u00" Or what does it mean? I have never heard this phrase before...:-((02br
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00b) ...But I knew 01font01u00you were lying low.02u02font02br
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00Please if someone is "01u00lying low02u00" , what is he doing? 02br
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00Situation: Two men met each other on the road. 00First one said : "People said you were dead, but I knew 01u00you were lying low02u00".02br
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00Please did he say that he was faking the dead? 02br
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00thank you in advance for your help!02br
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00regards0-
  

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02br 00However, I've not seen that TV show, so I might be on the wrong track. key=95169&dict=CALDcCambridge dictionaries

  • 02br 00However, I've not seen that TV show, so I might be on the wrong track.
  • key=95169&dict=CALDcCambridge dictionaries
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0 Hi,02br
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00If that 01i00"once that bed is made"02i00 refers to the saying01i00 "You've made your bed and now you must lie in it",02i00 then it means that one has to accept / deal with the consequences of what s/he has done.02br
00However, I've not seen that TV show, so I might be on the wrong track. 05002
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0Hi Tanit,02br
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00- Thank you for "lying low". I didn't find it my dictionary. It makes sense.02br
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00- "Once that bed is made"....I'll try dig a little deeper..... 02br
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00anyway, thank you.02br
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00regards0-
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0I agree with Tanit on the bed one.0-
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0Thx nona. I found some other examples, which confirms it...02br
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00thank you girls!0-

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