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got one foot...and one...
stuck2
204 post s
24-Jun-2008
9:49 PM
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I came across this sentence:
Got one for on the beach and one in the classroom? Start searching for a sitter!Is the expression used in the first sentence“got one foot...and one…”an idiom with a special meaning? Or does it mean, just as it reads, “If the end of you summer vacation or the back-to-school day is nearing?”
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Sparky
787 post s
25-Jun-2008
5:33 AM
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First, let me clarify. The sentence in question is: Got one foot on the beach and one in the classroom? Correct? I ask because that's not quite what you typed. "One foot (somewhere) and one foot (somewhere else)" is an idiom that generally means one is in transition between two things. If you are nearly ready to retire, you still have to work, but part of your time is spent making plans for where you will live and what you will do after retirement. Your attendion is divided. So you have "one foot in Chicago (where your job is) and one foot in Miami (where you plan to move as soon as you retire)." The people in your example are looking forward to the end of the school year. They have one foot in the classroom (where the children are) and one foot on the beach (which they're busy making plans to visit).
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stuck2
205 post s
25-Jun-2008
6:55 AM
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Thank your very much for your help, Sparky!
And sorry about the spelling. As you pointed out, I meant to write "foot" not "for."
So it's an idiom, which I could't find in my dictionaries. Very interesting one. This is a kind of idiom which I definately want to use myself when I get a chance!
Last Edited on 25-Jun-2008 6:56 AM
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