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Fire1 Posted 7 years ago
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What does "you're on me" mean in these sentences?

What does "you're on me" mean in these sentences?

1.You're on me before you even know it. You smell me first. Your nose wrinkles up and your eyes scrunch up and you mumble something.

2.You're on me like an attack dog.

  

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I think the second sentence displays a more typical usage of 'being on someone'. If you are 'on me' like an attack dog, it means that you are being aggressive towards me: this could mean that you are being overly critical of me or talking to me in a generally attacking manner. It could also mean physical aggression, where the attacking person (you) would push the attacked to the ground.

  • I think the second sentence displays a more typical usage of 'being on someone'.
  • If you are 'on me' like an attack dog, it means that you are being aggressive towards me: this could mean that you are being overly critical of me or talking to me in a generally attacking manner.
  • It could also mean physical aggression, where the attacking person (you) would push the attacked to the ground.
  • Hence, "You're on me".
  • I am unsure about the context of the first sentence, but in the first sentence, the person being talked to ("You") does not seem to be aggressive.
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I think the second sentence displays a more typical usage of 'being on someone'. If you are 'on me' like an attack dog, it means that you are being aggressive towards me: this could mean that you are being overly critical of me or talking to me in a generally attacking manner. It could also mean physical aggression, where the attacking person (you) would push the attacked

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