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Jisu98 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
'When my back's against the ropes' from R.Kelly's song
Hello !
I listend to 'The world's greatest' by R. Kelly. I really like this song.
When I listened to it, I heard " I'm a little bit of a hope when my back's against the ropes" .... In fact, I heard just the part of it and searched the sentence out from web.
What doest that mean?
Tell me the meaning of the following please!!
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I'm a little bit of a hope when my back's against the ropes.
Thank you!!
I listend to 'The world's greatest' by R. Kelly. I really like this song.
When I listened to it, I heard " I'm a little bit of a hope when my back's against the ropes" .... In fact, I heard just the part of it and searched the sentence out from web.
What doest that mean?
Tell me the meaning of the following please!!
....................................
I'm a little bit of a hope when my back's against the ropes.
Thank you!!
Top answer
when your back's against the ropes this is a boxing ring metaphor. Think of a boxer forced up against the ropes by his opponent. He is losing.
- when your back's against the ropes this is a boxing ring metaphor.
- Think of a boxer forced up against the ropes by his opponent.
- He is losing.
- He is in danger.
- He is in trouble.
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when your back's against the ropes
this is a boxing ring metaphor. Think of a boxer forced up against the ropes by his opponent. He is losing. He is in danger. He is in trouble.
this is a boxing ring metaphor. Think of a boxer forced up against the ropes by his opponent. He is losing. He is in danger. He is in trouble.
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