We really are getting up to a fine start
At the cleaning service
Manager: Hello. Can I help you?
Man: Are you a cleaning lady?
Manager: Certainly not.
Man: But this is a cleaning service, isn't it?
Manager: Yes.
Man: So, why aren't you a cleaning lady?
Manager: Well, I used to be a cleaning lady, but I'm not anymore. Now, I'm the manager.
Man: But you do employ cleaning ladies, don't you?
Manager: Yes, but only of the highest quality. This is quality Cleaning Services, after all. Ha, ha, ha.
Man: The best cleaning service. That's good because I want...
Manager: And we only employ the best cleaners.
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Manager: Well, you know how a vacuum cleaner works, don't you?
Man: Ha, ha, ha, ha, ... No.
Manager: Ah, we really are getting up to a fine start, aren't we? A vacuum cleaner sucks up the dirt.
Man: Sucks up the dirt. How?
Manager: Ah, well, like this, of course. The way I suck up my drink through the straw.
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What does "we really are getting up to a fine start" mean?
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rezaenglish What does "we really are getting up to a fine start" mean? In my US English, that is a mistake for "we really are getting off to a fine start". To get up to something is to begin nefarious activity.
- rezaenglish What does "we really are getting up to a fine start" mean?
- In my US English, that is a mistake for "we really are getting off to a fine start".
- To get up to something is to begin nefarious activity.
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rezaenglishWhat does "we really are getting up to a fine start" mean?
In my US English, that is a mistake for "we really are getting off to a fine start". To get up to something is to begin nefarious activity.
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