el remedio, el trapito y úntemelo usted tantito
English translation: you want me to smoke it for you, too?
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| 18:47 Jun 23, 2005 |
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|  Selected response from: tazdog (X) Spain Local time: 08:16 | ||||
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| 4 +7 | You want me to smoke it for you, too? |
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| 4 +2 | give an inch and take a mile |
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| 3 | asking for the whole kit and caboodle |
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| 3 | I didn't take you to raise. |
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| 2 -1 | want to have one's cake and eat it too |
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peer agreement (net): -1
peer agreement (net): -1| el remedio, el trapito y úntemelo usted tantito want to have one's cake and eat it too Explanation: Me vino a la mente esta expresión, no sé si sea lo que necesitas...¡Suerte! |
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| el remedio, el trapito y úntemelo usted tantito asking for the whole kit and caboodle Explanation: Es lo primero que se me ocurrió. 3 or kit and biling or kit and boodle or kit and caboodle : a group of persons or things : LOT -- used with whole <sent the whole kit and caboodle of them home> -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 8 mins (2005-06-23 18:56:05 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Acá hay una explicación interesante de la frase: http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-who2.htm Yohoho! Puzzle Pirates: Crew Info ... a final one, not really a rule, but a friendly request, try your best to type at least semi correctly, I\'m not asking for the whole kit-and-caboodle, but just ... midnight.puzzlepirates.com/ yoweb/crew/info.wm?crewid=5006845 - 5k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 11 mins (2005-06-23 18:58:32 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://www.thefreedictionary.com/whole kit and caboodle Noun 1. whole kit and caboodle - everything available; usually preceded by `the\'; \"we saw the whole shebang\"; \"a hotdog with the works\"; \"we took on the whole caboodle\"; \"for $10 you get the full treatment\" full treatment, kit and boodle, kit and caboodle, whole caboodle, whole kit, whole kit and boodle, whole shebang, whole works, works entireness, entirety, totality - the state of being total; \"appalled by the totality of the destruction\" http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=19960716 -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 15 mins (2005-06-23 19:03:11 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- En Panamá se dice \"le das la mano y se toma el brazo\", que sería el equivalente de \"give him an inch and he\'ll take a mile\", pero como dijiste que no era tan grave como eso... Sé que \"kit and caboodle\" no es exactamente eso. Significa \"un montón\". Pero creo (CREO) que podría aplicarse. En todo caso, seguiré buscando :) |
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17 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +7
peer agreement (net): +7| el remedio, el trapito y úntemelo usted tantito You want me to smoke it for you, too? Explanation: Well, this is what popped into my head, anyway... The whole thing is below: That's like people who ask for a smoke. Then ask for a light. You want me to smoke it for you too? http://www.unrealadmin.org/forums/showthread.php?t=3147 I've also heard people add, "...and put it out when you're done?" but that might go beyond your tasks :-) |
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