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Gurgen Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

You go man those barricades

Fritz: I hate to leave.
But this is something that just can't wait.

Willie ray: Oh, we understand.
Crime doesn't stop for dinner in this house.

Clay: Matter of fact, it pays for dinner.
You go man those barricades, son.

I don'y understand that sentence:

You go man those barricades
  

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Go and fight, go and defend yourself (in whatever since is meant). A barricade is a military defense site, a wall or obstacle against aggression.

— Mister Micawber

  • Go and fight, go and defend yourself (in whatever since is meant).
  • A barricade is a military defense site, a wall or obstacle against aggression.
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Go and fight, go and defend yourself (in whatever since is meant). A barricade is a military defense site, a wall or obstacle against aggression.
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Hi,

A barricade is a man-made defensive barrier. If a soldier mans such a barrier, it means he prepares to defend it.

Here, it's just a colourful way of talking about this police officer doing his job, which is to defend society against criminals.

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thanks both of you..
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When I first read this I thought it was a group of criminals talking, especially with the name Willie Ray, which sounds more like a gangster's name than a cop's. Without further context this could be a group of criminals (crime pays for the food on their table) talking. In the context of criminals, the phrase "man the barricades" can mean "go to work" or "look to business". In general this phra
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Thank You very much for the explanation. Viktoras
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Clive"Go do something' is a way of telling someone to do something
In American English. In non-American kinds of English, it's normally "Go and do".
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