Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Feb 6, 2008 09:20
16 yrs ago
English term
sock
English
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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
"Perhaps you have just been diagnosed with a major illness or have just discovered that you are pregnant, and you are signing up for insurance to sock someone else with the bills."
What does it mean by sock here?
What does it mean by sock here?
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Mark Nathan
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Feb 6, 2008 10:05: Mark Nathan Created KOG entry
Feb 6, 2008 10:48: writeaway changed "Field" from "Art/Literary" to "Other" , "Field (specific)" from "Linguistics" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters"
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as is "sock it to me baby".
In this case, make someone else pay.
In this case, make someone else pay.
Note from asker:
| Many thanks! Does "someone" here mean an Insurance company? |
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Comment: "Thank you very much. "
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