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Seraphin Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary
What is "the tap" in "pick up the tap"
What does this phrase mean - to pick up the tap?
To me, the phrase is confusing as it seems applicable in MANY different scenarios.
So what exactly is "the tap" ?
Thanks
To me, the phrase is confusing as it seems applicable in MANY different scenarios.
So what exactly is "the tap" ?
Thanks
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Pick up the tab. It means to pay the bill. I'll pick up the tab = I will pay the bill.
- Pick up the tab.
- It means to pay the bill.
- I'll pick up the tab = I will pay the bill.
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Pick up the tab.
It means to pay the bill.
I'll pick up the tab = I will pay the bill.
It means to pay the bill.
I'll pick up the tab = I will pay the bill.
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Yes. What optilang wrote is correct. 'Get the tab.' means to get the bill, or the piece of paper that the waitress laid on your table showing how much money you owe for your food and drinks.
"Put it on my tab,' means to add the amount I spent today onto my ongoing bill. Usually when you do a lot of business with a place, they can keep a 'running tab.' That is, they keep track of what
"Put it on my tab,' means to add the amount I spent today onto my ongoing bill. Usually when you do a lot of business with a place, they can keep a 'running tab.' That is, they keep track of what
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in bowling, when you leave the 10 pin, instead of getting the strike, you left a "tap"...to pick up the tap would be picking up the spare, finishing the frame.
...in other situations, it would be like doing something really well, but not perfect, "pick up the tap" would perhaps be "finish it off" etc.
unless tap was misspelt twice in the original post lol
...in other situations, it would be like doing something really well, but not perfect, "pick up the tap" would perhaps be "finish it off" etc.
unless tap was misspelt twice in the original post lol
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