Damned up for too long
English translation: dammed up for too long -refrained from expressing something
| 10:43 Sep 20, 2007 |
| English language (monolingual) [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Literature | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Marie-Hélène Hayles Local time: 09:23 | ||||||
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| 3 +4 | dammed up for too long -refrained from expressing something |
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| 4 | Spelling mistake |
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| damned up for too long Spelling mistake Explanation: This must be a typo for "dammed up" - to store up or bottle up for too long - until the metaphorical dam bursts. |
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peer agreement (net): +4| damned up for too long dammed up for too long -refrained from expressing something Explanation: I think it's a typo for "dammed". Typical usage would be "I've been keeping things dammed up for too long", which means I've stopped myself from saying things I've wanted to say (or which needed to be said). -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2007-09-20 12:24:58 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- I thought I'd already added a note, but it seems not... "too long" is a subjective opinion and isn't necessarily a very long time. For some people, five minutes may be too long! |
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