have to drop the car off with Roger to get me a new dash

English translation: I thought (it would get to the point where) I would need to leave the car at Roger's place ...

00:31 Aug 4, 2004

English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature

English term or phrase: have to drop the car off with Roger to get me a new dash

Driving her Buick convertible down Park Avenue or Central, ¡°I¡¯d start slapping time on the dashboard so hard,¡± she recalled of Elvis¡¯s new song, ¡°I thought I was going to have to drop the car off with Roger to get me a new dash.¡±

(Roger is the speaker's husband)

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Selected answer:I thought (it would get to the point where) I would need to leave the car at Roger's place ...

Explanation:
I thought I was going to have to drop the car off with Roger to get me a new dash
=> I thought (it would get to the point where) I would need to leave the car at Roger's place [car parts person?] to replace the dashboard

drop the car off with Roger = leave the car at Roger's place (for a time)

to get me a new dash = to replace the (old, worn-out) dashboard

(no dictionary references for these - not in my dictionaries)

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chica nueva
Local time: 22:04

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to leave the car (with Roger) and force Roger to buy a new dashboard

Clauwolf

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I thought (it would get to the point where) I would need to leave the car at Roger's place ...

chica nueva

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6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

have to drop the car off with roger to get me a new dash to leave the car (with Roger) and force Roger to buy a new dashboard

Explanation:
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Clauwolf
Local time: 07:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 11

53 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

have to drop the car off with roger to get me a new dash

I thought (it would get to the point where) I would need to leave the car at Roger's place ...

chica nueva
Local time: 22:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12

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