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phrase meaning
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mad_rdg
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phrase meaning
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"It �s not bragging, if you can back it up!" and "We know I ain �t never hit the canvas!we know that!-
mayweather-box fighter. what �s the meaning of this 2 phrases?!? thank you!
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30 Jun 2010
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yanogator
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I �ll explain the first one with an example:
If I say that I �m the best teacher in the US, then I �m bragging (boasting, tooting my own horn, saying good things about myself). However, if I have won countless awards for my teaching, and have stacks of testimonials from my students, then I am just stating the truth, because I can support it (back it up) with facts. So, it �s not bragging if you can back it up.
The canvas is the fabric that forms the floor of a boxing ring. To hit the canvas means to be knocked down (or even knocked out) during a fight (so your body actually hits the canvas floor). This boxer is saying that he has never been knocked down during a fight.
I hope this is clear enough,
Bruce |
30 Jun 2010
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mad_rdg
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WOW! Thank you very much! Good luck!
Here is the video if you want to take a look...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqTSk8kQ9SI
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30 Jun 2010
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