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NL888 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
What does "I got to sort of -- I tear up a little bit " mean?
Does it mean "I became a bit of - my heart became a little broken"?
Context:
I can still remember -- I got to sort of -- I tear up a little bit when I think back to that day that I called Ax so many years ago and said, you and I can do wonderful things together.
More:
http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/barackobama/a/obama-white-house-correspondents-transcript.htm
Context:
I can still remember -- I got to sort of -- I tear up a little bit when I think back to that day that I called Ax so many years ago and said, you and I can do wonderful things together.
More:
http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/barackobama/a/obama-white-house-correspondents-transcript.htm
Top answer
Tear up is an American expression which means that tears start to come to your eyes, as you are about to cry. In this expression, tear is a noun, and is pronounced teer , to rhyme with fear . s=t There is another identical-looking expression, tear up , where tear is a verb, pronounced tair , to rhyme with fair .
- Tear up is an American expression which means that tears start to come to your eyes, as you are about to cry.
- In this expression, tear is a noun, and is pronounced teer , to rhyme with fear .
- s=t There is another identical-looking expression, tear up , where tear is a verb, pronounced tair , to rhyme with fair .
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Tear up is an American expression which means that tears start to come to your eyes, as you are about to cry. In this expression, tear is a noun, and is pronounced teer, to rhyme with fear. It is the first meaning listed on this page from dictionary.com:
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Thank you.
What does " I got to sort of" mean? "I became a bit of (weeping, tearful)"?
What does " I got to sort of" mean? "I became a bit of (weeping, tearful)"?
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It's the beginning of a sentence that was aborted. It doesn't mean much by itself.
The speaker was going to say something, got part way through saying it, and realised they couldn't explain it that way, or could better explain it a different way. So he/she paused and started again, with the line about "tear up".
I got to ... is an abbreviation of I've got to ... whi
The speaker was going to say something, got part way through saying it, and realised they couldn't explain it that way, or could better explain it a different way. So he/she paused and started again, with the line about "tear up".
I got to ... is an abbreviation of I've got to ... whi
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