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What does it mean “It is hard to get by just upon a smile”?
I am listening to a song by Joanna Wang: "Wild World"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnlQT1I5K9s
It is originally by Cat Stevens, and some lyrics are near the end of this question. I wonder what ...
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Keep myself right on this train [closed]
In Underdog, a song by Kasabian, I have some difficulties to understand the meaning of
Kill me if you dare
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Hold my head up everywhere
Is it an ellipsis for "I hold my head up ...
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What does “Man of the room” mean?
I am in the process of translating Sister Sledge's "B.Y.O.B" song into Russian. Could you please help me to grasp the meaning of the "Man of the room" idiom used in this song?
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I'll say at farewell or at last?
Which of the following would be more comprehensible to say in English:
At last I'll tell?
At farewell I'll say?
The Last word?
as the title in song А напоследок я скажу (words by Bella ...
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Is “you've coming from” a colloquialism?
In the Take That song, Never Forget, the lyrics run "Never forget where you've coming from". Was that a mistake, or is it a colloquialism (or something else) to say "you've" instead of "you're" in ...
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What's the deep meaning in the lyrics of “Heavy Traffic” by Elton John?
In the lyrics, some pieces I couldn't understand very well:
Shakey wake up thirsty from a night in the bar
And snake hips Joe is Mr. Cool
What's snake hips? And, does the name Joe have a ...
