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Joined: 09 Mar 2003 Posts: 2111 Location: New Jersey, US
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Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 10:58 am Post subject: |
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It means that nobody lets you forget about something that happened that night. In the following days/weeks/months, they reminded you, joked about it, teased you, etc. They wanted to cause you embarrassment or get a reaction out of you.
It can be about something serious so that it takes people a long time to forgive you. But quite often, it's about something that, although embarrassing, is funny to both you and them. In an paradoxical way, it is a way that people show you that they like you. They know you can handle the teasing and will have interesting responses.
Ex. Everyone knows I take pride in my driving. When I got caught driving the wrong way on a one-way street, they didn't let me live that down for a long time.
Ex. Richard Nixon was the only U.S. president ever forced to resign his office in disgrace. Most people did not let him live that down for the rest of his life. |
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