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tekirdag
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 Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 9:37 am Post subject: Am I stupid? |
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I have looked everywhere and in every type of reference book/dicitonary. 'What the heck does this mean?
Can you think of a comedian who has got on because he/she is so witty?
Does it mean can u think of a comedian who has found other successes because he/she is clever? |
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Golightly
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| Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 1:12 pm Post subject: |
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| presumably 'to get on' in life, i.e. to progress in one's chosen career. |
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thrifty
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| Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 3:28 pm Post subject: |
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| That rules me out then. |
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tanzania
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| Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 8:04 pm Post subject: |
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| or to get on the television? |
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sandyhoney2
Joined: 01 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 8:57 pm Post subject: er, possibly it means... |
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"got on"
Couldn't that mean 'got lucky'? As it (deep baritone voice) "let's get it onnnnnn"..
But then it didn't say "it"...
The British....  |
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