Jun 19, 2008 12:23
15 yrs ago
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English term
chase / run after the rabbit / bunny
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There is a Polish phrase which trasnlated verbatim into English would read: to chase/run after the bunny / rabbit - and is a shorter version of: there is more fun in chasing the bunny than in catching it.
The meaning is metaphorical, namely that men/boys prefer to run after women/girls and when they catch one they lose interest and start chasing another.
I thought this was a literal translation from English but can't find the English phrase in any reliable source. Does anyone know whether the same metaphor works in English and if not is there an equivalent phrase / metaphor in English.
The meaning is metaphorical, namely that men/boys prefer to run after women/girls and when they catch one they lose interest and start chasing another.
I thought this was a literal translation from English but can't find the English phrase in any reliable source. Does anyone know whether the same metaphor works in English and if not is there an equivalent phrase / metaphor in English.
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| 3 +11 | the thrill is in the chase |
Nesrin
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the thrill is in the chase
I don't think it's a proverb, I just thought of it (cause I thought I heard it before), looked it up on Google and found 706 hits, most of them about a song by the Dixie Chicks!!
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Note added at 12 mins (2008-06-19 12:35:39 GMT)
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THe lyrics are very relevant too:
"Says he wants to pursue
He wants what he cannot have
And he won't be outdone
Cause he'll always love the one that keeps him on the run
The thrill is in the chase..."
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Note added at 16 mins (2008-06-19 12:39:31 GMT)
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Curiously, when you search for "the thrill is in the chase" -"Dixie chicks" (excluding the Dixies), you get over 3,000 hits.
There's a lot of hits for "The thrill is in the chase, never in the capture" which appears to be an Agatha Christie quote.
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Note added at 12 mins (2008-06-19 12:35:39 GMT)
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THe lyrics are very relevant too:
"Says he wants to pursue
He wants what he cannot have
And he won't be outdone
Cause he'll always love the one that keeps him on the run
The thrill is in the chase..."
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Note added at 16 mins (2008-06-19 12:39:31 GMT)
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Curiously, when you search for "the thrill is in the chase" -"Dixie chicks" (excluding the Dixies), you get over 3,000 hits.
There's a lot of hits for "The thrill is in the chase, never in the capture" which appears to be an Agatha Christie quote.
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Tony M
: Yes, I've also heard "all the fun is in the chase"
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Just found an Agatha Christie quote "The thrill is in the chase, never in the capture" http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/The_Unicorn_and_the_Wasp
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Valentin Cirdei
: Or "the chase is better than the catch", Motorhead :)
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Haha, may have a slightly different meaning though (that the catch was really horrible!)
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Ken Cox
: or to coin a phrase, 'a bird in the hand isn't half as much fun as a bird in the bush'\\the intention was indeed innocent, but one can contrive a lewd interpretation (although bird does not share the slang meaning of uccello)
9 mins
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Caryl Swift
29 mins
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Jim Tucker (X)
: "pleasures of the chase" is an older and established phrase
31 mins
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patyjs
: I know it as "the thrill OF the chase", and I believe it comes from fox-hunting. :)
37 mins
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David Moore (X)
53 mins
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BdiL
: Just for a laugh try translating literally Ken Cox's newborn phrase into Italian (bird=uccello and don't forget that "bush is jus' another word for c..t", and you'll roll!. Good going Nesrin! Maurizio
54 mins
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Umm, o..k..
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Gemma Monco Waters
: Aren't men pigs, and I mean YOU Bdil !and Ken, as accessory
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Ow, I'm sure Ken's comment was entirely innocent! Or was it?
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Demi Ebrite
: Ow! :>
4 hrs
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Carla_am
6 hrs
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