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Kenith

Australia

<!-==text==begin==-> Hi there,
here are somemore terms that I’d like to know:

1)”makesomeone laugh with a rip-roaring wish” what doesthat mean?

2) should I ask a shopkeeper”What time do you open until?” or “what time areyou open till”?

3)”put on your dancingshoes and get set to rock with your pals”. what’s”get set to rock with ”?

4)what’s “petpeeve”? and its plural form?

5)”It is theMan behind the gun that tells.” What does thatmean?

Thank you very much!
Kenith


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09:49 PM May 15 2001 |

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Eric

Eric

United States

<!-==text==begin==-> Hey Kenith!

It’sbest to ask “What time are you open until/till?”

“Get set to rock with” basically means”get ready to party with”

A pet peeve issomething that someone does that annoys you. Itdoesn’t have to be one person either. For example,I have a pet peeve with people who take too muchtime deciding what they want to order while I’mbehind them in line at McDonald’s.Or, I have a petpeeve with roommates who don’t flush after usingthe toilet.
The plural from is petpeeves

For the last phrase, I need to seethe whole sentence.

Hoping that helps you,
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12:29 PM May 16 2001 |