"bite me" Could you explain this to me with some examples bite meAurora: Why can't we just have what we have now? Why can't we just talk, and laugh, and make love, without feeling obligated to one an

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"bite me" Could you explain this to me with some examples bite meAurora: Why can't we just have what we have now? Why can't we just talk, and laugh, and make love, without feeling obligated to one another... UP TILL tonight I thought that's what you wanted too. (I know what the expression UP TILL means. However,could I exchange it wih TILL simply?)Chandler: Well, you know, part of me wants that, but it's like I'm two guys, you know? I mean, one guy's saying 'Shut up! This is great!' But there's this other guy. Actually it's the guy who wells up every time that GRINCH'S HEART GROWS THREE SIZE AND BREAK THAT MEASURING DEVICE...He's saying, you know, 'This is too hard! Get out! Get out!' ("Grinch's heart grows three sizes and breaks that measuring device... "I have no idea where the sentence comes from and what it means here)

26 feb. 2015 11:20

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Hi Eva1219, In answer to your first question: yes, you could use 'till tonight' or 'until tonight' instead of 'up till tonight'. I would say that 'until' is more formal and the best choice for an essay. In answer to your question about 'bite me', I think this link has a good explanation: http://hosbeg.com/meaning-of-bite-me/ Hope this helps.

26 februari 2015

The phrase "bite me" is an insulting retort, vaguely vulgar. Yes, you understand "up till". The heart of the Grinch grew three sizes after the Grinch understood the meaning of Christmas. This is from an animated TV program.

26 februari 2015

I think the grinch part is from this story: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_the_Grinch_Stole_Christmas! It's a touching moment in the story and part of Chandler feels like crying every time he hears it, a part of him who is emotional and is telling him to give up (no idea what he's talking about).

26 februari 2015

"Bite me" is rude language. It is an strong way of saying "I won't do that." It is an angry refusal. Since Su.Ki doesn't know it, it might be U.S. usage. It is part of a family of expressions that "answer" someone by ordering them to do something humiliating, vulgar, or obscene. I don't want to use bad language myself, so the only other example I'll give is "Go jump in a lake." Others have explained the Grinch reference. Dr. Seuss is a beloved author of childens' books and "The Grinch who Stole Christmas" has become a universal part of U.S. culture. Needless to say, the expression "Bite me" does NOT appear in "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas."

26 februari 2015

It's you who'll have to give us some examples. 'Bite me' just means 'bite me' - sink your teeth into my flesh. If you can give us an entire context - such as an excerpt from a Friends script (?) - where someone says 'Bite me' we can try to explain what the person meant when they said this.

26 februari 2015

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