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quagmire
everything would jump (OTR session)
what does this phrase mean?
context: He was living with a girl called Lee Ann; he said she was a marvelous cook and everything would jump.thank you Monica for your help.
at your request, here is the more of the context:
My friend Remi Boncoeur had written me a letter from San Francisco, saying I should come and ship out with him on an around-the-world liner. He swore he could get me into the engine room. I wrote back and said I'd be satisfied with any old freighter so long as I could take a few long Pacific trips and come back with enough money to support myself in my aunt's house while I finished my book. He said he had a shack in Mill City and I would have all the time in the world to write there while we went through the rigmarole of getting the ship. He was living with a girl called Lee Ann; he said she was a marvelous cook and everything would jump. Remi was an old prep-school friend, a Frenchman brought up in Paris and a really mad guy - I didn't know how mad at this time.
2009년 8월 9일 오후 11:23
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quagmire,
Jura has a good explanation. I understood it a little differently. French people have a reputation for taking extra care about their food. Since Remi's girl friend is a good cook, Remi does not have to waste time in the kitchen. So everything would jump; meaning that all his plans concerning the ship could be accomplished without delay.
In French the word jump is "sauter". In colloquial French among other definitions, it can mean "to get there quickly".
Denis
2009년 8월 10일
"everything would jump"means that the kitchen would be very busy and noisy whilst Lee was cooking.
2009년 8월 10일
Please tell me the rest of the phrase/paragraph, so I can understand the context. I feel that the sentence has been cut short, and I need to know the next line, please, in order to help you.
2009년 8월 10일
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