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I don´t go out on the pull in manky old combatsAn idiom is an expression whose meaning is not readily apparent based on the individual words in the expression. This forum is dedicated to discussing idioms and other sayings. |
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I don´t go out on the pull in manky old combats
On the pull in manky . In Spanish?
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Hi robin - wow, that's a new one on me - what does it mean in English?
Is it perhaps British slang? hermit
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No it isn't. Perhaps Robin should translate into English before asking for the Spanish.
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Holy cow, Robin! Where do you pick up all these weird sayings?
So..........."in manky old combats" ...... does that mean .......old, worthless combat boots?
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I think here, manky means bars/clubs ??
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To go on the pull: salir para ligar
manky: asqueroso combats: pantalones militares Pace Perikles it is British slang, but only a couple of decades old. |
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Ha ha - I got the 'on the pull' bit, but couldn't work out the rest of it, not realising that 'combats' were trousers (of sorts).
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so fine pjt33 - got to love these puzzlers, eh?
hermit
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Not a puzzler for me at all. I can't say that I actually use any of those words myself but they're perfectly common among British and Irish* youth.
* I was so astonished that no-one else had a clue that I posted it on a non-language related discussion forum to see who understood it. Three responses so far: USian: "Not me." Brit: " I do, of course." Irishman: "It actually seems like something that would have come from Ireland." |
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