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11:16 Oct 15, 2019 |
Spanish to English translations [PRO] Slang / Colombian slang | |||||||
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sthing waiting to happen/coming to them Explanation: It isn't an expression I have heard before, but from the sentence I interpret something along the lines of: - 'I'm not responsible for anything because that is something waiting to happen...' - 'I'm not responsible for anything because V___ has had it coming...' - I'm not taking responsibility for anything because V has always been like that. sorry, harder to be more precise without more context, but I think it is something to do with the fact that V's actions have been like that for a while, or it is not the first time, so the speaker sees no need to take responsibility. Hope it helps! |
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Reference Reference information: My interpretation is similar to the end of Rebecca's answer so I won't post my suggestion. “This didn’t happen by chance. This didn’t happen overnight,” Kimmel says. “This has been simmering for a long time.” https://www.citynews1130.com/2018/03/14/academic-efforts-to-... This has been simmering for a long time. It is now at the boiling point. It appears that there are people in the California Senate who plan to mount an effort to push it through. http://www.quotehd.com/quotes/rita-marker-quote-this-has-bee... There are proably better ways of expressing it but I understand it to mean that the person has nothing to do with what's happened because the wheel started turning a long time ago. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2019-10-15 13:35:56 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Sorry, I forgot to mention that I was going to suggest ''this has been simmering for a long time'. |
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