Jacek
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Post by Jacek on May 29, 2004 5:25:43 GMT -5
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What does this sentence actually mean ... - "I can't see myself rolling over for any man" Does it mean that this person will never drool over a man? She will never pick up a guy?
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Post by KenWalsh on May 29, 2004 11:27:43 GMT -5
"Roll over" is a good phrase to show how prepositions can change the meaning.
Dog trainers often teach their pets to roll over as a trick. Therefore, the dog rolls over for its master. It blindly obeys its master's whims.
A woman who rolls over for a man will blindly follow his instructions, no matter how ludicrous.
The woman who rolls over a man is one who crushes anyone and anything in her path. Think of how a steamroller flattens objects before it.
If the woman rolls over in her sleep, she may be: a) turning closer to the man; b) turning away from the man; c) trying to push him out of bed; or d) using this ploy to grab all of the covers.
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Post by Jacek on May 29, 2004 17:53:21 GMT -5
so if a woman rolls over for a man she sort of does everything what he tells her to do? right? That's how I understand your answer. I though it was more like she's trying to pick someone up or is desperate for a date or something.
By the way. Can a truck roll over a man(run over him?) or can a truck roll over because let's say some other vehicle struck it?
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Post by KenWalsh on Jun 1, 2004 23:56:54 GMT -5
Correct with your first conclusion. The woman will do anything that the man commands, a recipe for a disastrous relationship no matter which role each gender plays. A sport utility vehicle (SUV) often has a high potential for rolling over (to the left or right) on inclines, curves, or when hit by another vehicle. This use of the phrase roll over is correct. The truck will run over a person. To roll over the person would imply that the person is completely flattened and that the act is slow, methodical, and intentional. If a driver intentionally chases a pedestrian he knows, we would say that the driver ran down his English teacher.
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