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RedRose

Joined: 21 May 2004 Posts: 2735 Location: GuangZhou, China
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Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 2:45 am Post subject: some lines |
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I just watched the famous sitcom Friends, 3rd of Season 4, The One With The �Cuffs. in which Chandler gets locked by Rachel's boss in her office, and some lines of which are very confusing to me. Here are these lines:
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[Cut to Joanna�s outer office, where Rachel and Sophie work. They are both coming back from lunch.]
Joanna: (locking her door) Oh.
Sophie: Hi! I brought you back a macaroon!
Joanna: Oh great! I�ll keep it in my butt with your nose. (She grabs the cookie and walks out.) |
so, what dose Joanna mean by I�ll keep it in my butt with your nose.?
Thanks in advance |
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pugachevV
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 2295
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Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 5:24 am Post subject: |
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When somebody is trying to curry favour with their boss (or anybody, really) they are said, contemptuously, to be "brown nosing". i.e. they have their nose up their boss's a s s.
This is a very common expression, but it is not quite polite.
So, Joanna is saying, in a humorous way, that she is knows Sophie is trying to curry favour with her. |
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RedRose

Joined: 21 May 2004 Posts: 2735 Location: GuangZhou, China
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Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 6:19 am Post subject: |
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thanks Teacher pugachevV for your help. |
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pugachevV
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Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 5:35 am Post subject: |
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OK, Rose - you are welcome. |
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