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stevenukd
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 Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 8:46 pm Post subject: BETTER OFF |
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Dear Teachers,
1. Imagine your girlfriend not knowing about this and then finding out at some point later on down the track.
- What does �down the track� mean here?
2. I know it seems hard to �fess up and tell her what happened�, but it�s better off coming from your mouth.
- I�ve checked some dictionaries, but couldn�t find the meaning of �fess up�. What does �fess up� mean here?
Thanks a lot to Teachers,
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CP
Joined: 12 Jun 2006
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Location: California
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1. A train runs on a track. Anything down the track from where the train is now is in the distance, so it is also in the future, because the train is not there yet. Figuratively, what is coming in the future is down the track from right now.
2. To fess up is to confess. It's just a short, colloquial version of the proper word, confess.
"All right, children, who ate the cookies? Fess up."
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