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Don īt get into stew ???
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izulia
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Don īt get into stew ???
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Hi,
With my class we were looking at the song from the old īJungle � animation movie. Loui, King of the apes sings to Maugli:
Don īt try to kid me, mancub
And don īt get into stew.
What I desire is man īs red fire
So I can be like you.
Could you explain what exactly īdon īt get into stew � means?
Thank you in advance. |
18 Jun 2012
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izulia
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Thank you, Sophia!  |
18 Jun 2012
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dafodil
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It means a confused, anxious state of mind. |
18 Jun 2012
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cunliffe
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Another good one is: īDon īt get your knickers in a twist, � which means, īDon īt get yourself into a stew. � |
18 Jun 2012
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ueslteacher
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That īs a hilarious expression, Lynne:)I īve had it in front of my eyes all afternoon and yet only now I pictured twisted knickers with someone inside  Sophia |
18 Jun 2012
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papadeli
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 Greetings from Greece, |
18 Jun 2012
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douglas
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The idea, I believe, is that your thoughts are in a stew--if you have ever made stew, you know how it is a boiling, chaotic jumble of different things that donīt seem to belong together--they are chaotic, confused and slowly coming to a boiling point.
The AE version of "twisted knickers" is: "Donīt get your panties in a bunch."
Cheers,
Douglas |
19 Jun 2012
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