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[stevenukd]

Dear Teachers,

1. A relationship�s got to start somewhere, not out of thin air.
- What does �not out of thin air� mean here?

2. There are some people when they introduce their cars or trucks, he or she often says �This is my drive.�. Why doesn�t he or she say �This is my car� or �This is my truck�?

Thanks a lot to Teachers,

Stevenukd

[CP]

1. "Out of thin air" means "out of nothing" or "from nowhere."

2. Slang for cars might include anything. My ride, my drive, my wheels, my bug / buggy, my Kitty (if it's a Cadillac), my rod (for hot rod), my short (not sure why). If it's not very impressive, it's my jalopy, my junkheap, my s h i t box, my wreck.
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