what does hand me down mean?
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Something given to you by someone else that has already been used.
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What do you mean by surrendering? Do you mean to just show it if asked?\n\nI'm not exactly sure. I mean common sense kind of tells us that we have the right to say NO to a cop as long as we aren't driving a car and aren't doing anything wrong.\n\nBUT then again, I've been asked for my identification before from a cop just because I was sitting at a park once. Was really weird and the cop said that sometimes drug ppl do that. It really ticked me off and afterwards I wished that I had refused just based on principle alone.
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hold me down can me 2 things\n\n\n\n1. my brothers are holding me down- theyve got my back, taking care of me, supporting me\n\n2. white people holding me down - racism, slavery.
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Politely it means "It is none of your business"\n\nDirectly translated\n- It concernes you wet dirt (shit) - \n\nI think whoever it is is trying to tell you to mind your own business. lol
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meaning - provide for me - would you take me for your wife\n\nAccording to the scriptures Ruth was young but yet a barren woman - this (being barren)  would have greatly limited her chances of marriage.
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What do you need help with, your writing skills or your command of the English language?  Perhaps your spelling.  Our government "helps" those who can't help themselves, that's how the system is supposed to be.  When people whine about not getting their fair share of the handouts, it's usually put into context when you note the person's ability to help themselves.  Can you help yourself?  Probably.
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lol.. I know where you're coming from. Get a lot of requests for a spare cigarette. I usually say something like "Sorry, no spares."\n\nI'll give you one.. if you ask for a cigarette.. not a spare one.\n\nIt can also mean that one you stash somewhere in case you run out.. I keep a 'spare' half pack hidden in my dresser so if I 'run out' I have some until I hit the store. Then I replace it with the first 1/2 pack I get.
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I understand it to mean paying for something with assistance.\n\nFor example:\n\n"I had to pay for my college 'out of pocket'".  In that case meaning I paid for it without any help at all except money I was to provide directly or would repay back in the form of loans.\n_____________________________________________________\n\nThis use of the phrase started in the southern and southwestern US, and is still more common there than elsewhere. It comes from the game of pool, in which an "out of pocket" shot - a player fails to sink a ball into a pocket - means a missed turn. Therefore, "I am not available" (to play my turn). The phrase was also used by US Afro-Americans in the 1940s-70s to refer to someone acting in an unacceptable or tasteless manner.
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it means someone else under 18 took it from them!
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its just a turn of phrase now but I assume comes from the use of the conditional tense- I would do something conditional on something else happening. \nSo I would like to thank you (written in a card) may mean I would like to do it in person but I cannot.\nso its written as a replacement for face to face contact.  \nalso it may be that someone is offering their thanks in advance- I would like to thank you for your help ( if I receive it)
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whoever comes to your need without asking is an angel sent by god.it happens many times in our life.somebody unknown comes to our help. without expecting anything from us they give us helping hand.
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It means to carry through with an agreement.\nI agree to pay for a car, and the finance company wants me to "hold up to my end of the bargain" by making the payments.
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Best regards/kind regards is the idiot's way out of saying yours faithfully/sincerely - which they do not know how to use appropriately. \n\nYours faithfully to someone you know.\n\nYours sincerely to someone you don't.\n\nAnd please, never, ever use the phrase ..."please don't hesitate to contact MYSELF..." grrrr. The correct phrase is ..."please ... ME" not MYSELF!\n\nAnd at 34 you are a mere stripling.
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i think it means with out answering but im not sure sorry
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I could mean, give someone a ride. It could also mean, 'To lift someone's spirits'.
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sorry no\ncharity begings at home\nthat dosnt mean that if say my sister needed help I wouldnt use my credit card to help her but a lot of the money given to charity goes on promotions adds leaflets admin costs less than half on any given charity actually gets to the people you want it to go to
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It is generally used to refer to someone who appears on the outside (Velvet glove) to manage with a gentle manner. But on the inside (iron fist) they are truly a firm, perhaps even harsh, dictator.\n\nIn some instances, this can be a compliment. Sometimes it's desirable to find a manager who can really hold the line and be firm, but be a pretty nice guy about it.\n\nBut sometimes, it is used to describe hypocritical management/organizations that put on the good face, but then come down hard when things aren't done their way.