14:00 Jul 13, 2008 |
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| Selected response from: Jo Lefebure Local time: 16:15 | |||
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4 +1 | vernederen |
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"the captain did the buggers in the eye" ... Explanation: http://www.proz.com/siterules/kudoz_asking/2.4#2.4 ... want misschien sloeg ie ze een blauw oog, of stak hij er mes in, of een pink, of sla ik de plank volledig mis en blijkt uit de context dat er iets volledig anders mee wordt bedoeld.... |
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\"the captain did the buggers in the eye\" vernederen Explanation: Source: http://books.google.be/books?id=ULFJDIF9cNgC&pg=PA224&lpg=PA... --- to do (someone) in the eye: to defraud, injure [not physically] , humiliate -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 16 hrs (2008-07-14 06:31:16 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- an extra ref, although not really clear from the context: http://www.nevilshute.org/Newsletters/nl2004/nl040104.php |
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