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What is 'we got you' meaning in this case?
I can't figure out what 'we got you' is meaning in this context?
*soph is not B, B is another*
A : Soph, shoes on, we're going shopping.
B : What about my lift to Josh's?
A : Take your bike. That thing with wheels we got you for Christmas?
B : Shopping for what?
Why 'we got you' becomes like 'we prepared it for you'?
That's so confused... :'(
Oct 4, 2017 3:10 PM
Answers · 2
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We got you, in this case, means we gave you as a gift. It's very common to say that. For example "I got you a little something" or " I got her a new iPhone for Christmas" or "We got you a ticket to a concert for your birthday"
October 4, 2017
1
Okay, so it means "... that we bought for you..." It is just lazy casual speech. "<pronoun> got <pronoun>" usually means someone bought or somehow obtained something for someone else.
"He went to the ocean and got me a seashell!"
I'll also mention that this sentence "That thing with wheels we got you for Christmas?" is a way of implying that 'B' never uses the bike.... which they imply by describing the bike as if 'B' is not familiar with it. This is an example of sarcasm.
October 4, 2017
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