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[missdaredevil]

I saw a movied called "Music and Lyrics." I would like to know the meaning of some of the phrases used in the movie. Would anyone help me out?

1.Does "pop goes my heart" mean "my heart goe pop"

2. I have been married for 16 years, but nothing is written *in stone*.
What does that mean?

3.I hate infections, but *then again*, who likes them?
Is that how it is commonly used?

4.Most people mind *about* being called a has-been.
Is the *needed* or not in that case?

5.
You have been at my liquor=You drank my wine.

Thanks a million.

[CP]

1. There is a children's song, "Pop Goes the Weasel," often heard when playing an old fashioned, cranked Jack-in-the-Box. The clown pops up at the end of the strain at "pop" in the song. I think this is the origin of something like "Pop goes my heart," meaning my heart beats very fast when I see my sweetie, or think about her.

2. Anything written on paper can easily be lost in a fire, or by being torn up, but if it's carved in stone, it's much more permanent. By extension, when people say, "But that isn't written in stone," they mean it is not necessarily permanent / true / unchanging. You also hear "cast in concrete" to mean the same thing. The person has been married 16 years, but, then again, the marriage could end anytime.

3. See above. It's a way to say, "on the other hand" or "nevertheless."

4. No, you don't need "about" in the sentence.

5. Yes, that's what it means. "Uncle Harry has been at the liquor again. Look at him acting like a fool."
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