Oct 25, 2006 15:22
17 yrs ago
English term

''It seems like it took on a life of its own

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''It seems like it took on a life of its own and ran,'' she says, remembering when the album had sold 8,000 copies.

Could you explain the above expression. I regret I dont have more context to provide.
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explanation

She was surprised by the success of the album, which sold copies more than she expected. Almost as if the album "came alive and decided to be successful, without anyone else's input".
Peer comment(s):

agree Will Matter : Like it, somehow, did it by itself as a living thing would do.
3 mins
agree Tegan Raleigh : good explanation
3 mins
agree Suzan Hamer : and with Will.
6 mins
agree Jack Doughty
9 mins
agree Kirill Semenov
22 mins
agree Alison Jenner
23 mins
agree David Moore (X)
23 mins
agree flipendo
28 mins
agree Can Altinbay
30 mins
agree ErichEko ⟹⭐ : w/ Tegan.
12 hrs
agree Sophia Finos (X)
21 hrs
agree Alfa Trans (X)
3 days 1 hr
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks"
9 mins

it seems it didn't need anymore any support to succeed

:)
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