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Help with an expression
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Jessisun
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Help with an expression
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Hi...I need your help! I have a doubt with an expression. A few days ago a friend posted on Facebook that she was getting the tickets for a concert and somebody replied saying �I �m down like a puffy jacket! �
What �s the meaning of that expression? I can �t get it!!! 😕
Thanks for your help in advance.
Regards!
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19 Jan 2017
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redcamarocruiser
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To be down with something can mean to be counted in as a participant. Down also refers to feathers, which are used in some warm winter coats. Down coats can be puffy and there is a down coat called a puffer coat with down and feathers. So, I would interpret the saying as meaning that the poster will attend, although I have not heard anyone express it quite that way.
Edit: I also agree that the word doubt would be better expressed as "I have a question about."
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19 Jan 2017
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yanogator
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I absolutely agree with Mary. The person could have said simply, "I �m down with it", meaning they wanted to be included, but they took it a step further. By the way, I occasionally comment about the frequent misuse of the word "doubt", hoping to help people to stop using it incorrectly. What you have is confusion or a lack of understanding. A doubt is a belief that something isn �t true. "Many people have doubts about Donald Trump �s ability to lead our country" (meaning they don �t believe it will go well). Bruce |
20 Jan 2017
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cunliffe
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I �ve never heard that one! Down can also mean feeling low (a bit depressed) and maybe it �s referring to a deflated jacket that �s lost its puffed-upedness? In othr words, I haven �t a clue what that means. |
20 Jan 2017
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EstherLee76
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Heh heh heh! Wrong! When you say put me down for two tickets, that means "sign me up, I �m going to buy." There are also jackets that have goose down (the soft feathers). The down makes the jacket puffy. So when she says I �m down like a puffy jacket. She means she is definitely going to buy tickets. Get it? |
20 Jan 2017
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douglas
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To be down with something can also mean that you accept it or are okay with it (at least in AE). |
23 Jan 2017
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