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What does it mean by "sweep me off my feet " ?
I noted this expression in a movie and the girl in that movie said it in reference of a guy who's really obsessed with her. but this expression is totally lost to me and anyone can help me better understand it ?(i know what it generally means cuz there's subtitle just there's literally no clue at all why it means this way for lack of language intuition T_T?! by the way does this expression "clock's ticking " means that time is running low ?thanks.
Jan 1, 2014 12:23 PM
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LuoXiaoye:
Yes, the expression "The---Clock's---Ticking" does mean that time is running low.
In this context, it refers to the woman thinking that the years of her life, in which she is eligible to be married, are rapidly passing away. After that, she can expect to be "On Old Maid" which is to say, an unmarried woman.
"Sweep----Me---Off---My---Feet" means that the woman has encountered a person (Romantic Interest) or a situation in which she is emotionally overwhelmed.
In this movie, it would mean that the woman met a man that was well--dressed, refined in manners, charming, and appeared to be financially well-off. In other words, she met what is called a DREAMBOAT.
When that occurs, all of her normal resistance to the man vanishes, and vulnerable to agree to any invitation to date, and she probably feels totally out of control.
In celebrity culture, one may suppose that
Justin Bieber would exemplify that kind of Dreamboat who would sweep a woman off her feet.
As a man, I don't think much of him, but I do not see him as others do.
January 1, 2014
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