| "Eaten his dinners"?? |
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| Elsa T. S. Vieira (elsa.ts@netvisao.pt) |
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Subject: "Eaten his dinners"??
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 16:47:02 -0000
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Hello again, everyone - you've been so helpful I had to come back ;-)
I'm still translating this book set in the twenties. See if anyone can help
me here, with the meaning of the expression between "":
(quote)
He had intended to be a barrister, had "eaten his dinners", and taken on the
job of temporary master only to tide him over a lean period.
(unquote)
The expression is between quotation marks in the original, so I assume it's
some kind of phrase with a specific meaning, non-food related...
Thanks in advance!
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Elsa T. S. Vieira
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