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It comes down to the shorts

03:28 Sep 18, 2009

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English term or phrase: It comes down to the shorts

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"new episodes of THE KING OF QUEENS aired on CBS from september 1998 through may 2007.the show currently runs in offnetwork syndication on several channels including TBS.werthorn recalls haveing trouble selling the show to writers and executives, who expressed concern that if Doug was just a truck driver, "people would find him a loser".Weithorn disagreed, claiming,"for a couple to have their own house, for the husband to have a union job, he's living the american dream". in fact, weithorn explains, Doug's blue-collar profession is an important part of the show's appeal: "i think it comes down to the shorts. if at all possible, we have one scene with doug coming or going from work in every episode, just to remind people that's what he does".

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Summary of answers provided

要以他（Doug)穿的短裤来下定论。

Vera Czinger

毕竟他是（穿短裤干活的蓝领）工人

Grace Liu

Answers

1 hr confidence:

it comes down to the shorts 要以他（Doug)穿的短裤来下定论。

Explanation:
In the show "The King of Queens," main character, Doug, works as a delivery man wearing shorts as part of his uniform.

Reference: http://www.thekingofqueens.com/

Vera Czinger
United States
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Chinese

1 day3 hrs confidence:

it comes down to the shorts 毕竟他是（穿短裤干活的蓝领）工人

Explanation:
come down to 实际上，归根结底，实质意义上
shorts 这里是借用干活时的服装，指代工人，与办公室上班族每天穿长裤相对应。
直译为：终归他是穿短裤的（工人）
可简化为：毕竟他是工人

Grace Liu
Canada
Local time: 20:05
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