 #3 (permalink) Mon Nov 13, 2006 11:41 am It |
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HI,
The ubiquitous 'it' is in the imagination and mind of the speaker. Take a look at these woderful lyrics written by Cole Porter:
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Lets Do It
[Lets Fall In Love]
Birds do it,_ Bees do it,__
e-ven ed-u-cat-ed fleas do it,___
Let's do it,__ Let's fall in__ love._______
In Spain, the best up-per _ sets do it,__
Lith - u - an-i-ans and Letts do it,__
Let's do it,___ Let's fall in__love._______
The Dutch in old Am-ster-dam do it,__
Not to men - tion the Finns
Folks in Si - am do it,__
Think of Si - am - ese twins.
Some Ar-gen-tines, with-out means, do it,__
Peo-ple say, in Bos-ton, ev - en beans do it,__
Let's do it,___ Let's fall in__love._______
Ro-mantic Spon - ges, they_ say, do it,__
Oy-sters, down in Oy - ster Bay, do it,__
Let's do it,___ Let's fall in__love._______
Cold Cape Cod clams, 'gainst their__ wish, do it,__
ev-en laz - y Jel - ly - fish do it,__
Let's do it,___ Let's fall in__love._______
E-lect-ric eels, I might_ add, do it,__
Though it shocks 'em I know.
Why ask if__ shad do it,__
Wait - er, bring me shad - roe.
In shal-low shoals, Eng - lish soles do it,__
Gold-fish, in the pri - va -cy of bowls, do it,__
Let's do it,___ Let's fall in__love._______
Circa 1928
Words and Music by Cole Porter
Extended version
[Lets Fall In Love]
In old Japan, all the Japs do it
Up in Lapland little Laps do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love
The chimpanzees in the zoos do it
Some courageous kangaroos do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love
I'm sure giraffes on the sly do it
Even eagles as they fly do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love
Electric eels I might add do it
Though it shocks em I know
Why ask if shad do it - garcon de "shad roe"
The world admits bears in pits do it
Even Pekingeses at the Ritz do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love
The royal set sans regret did it
And they considered it fun
Marie Antoinette did it - with or without Napoleon
Parliament pleasure bent did it
Mam'selles every time their short of rent
Cold Cape Cod clams, 'gainst their wish, do it
Even lazy jellyfish, do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love
Electric eels I might add do it
Though it shocks em I know
Why ask if shad do it - Waiter bring me "shad roe"
In shallow shoals English soles do it
Goldfish in the privacy of bowls do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love
Dragonflies in the reeds do it
Sentimental centipedes do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love
Mosquitos, heaven forbid, do it
So does every katydid do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love
The most refined ladybug do it
When a gentleman calls
Moth in your rugs do it
What on earth, what's the use of balls?
The locusts in the trees do it
Why, even the bees do it
Even over-educated fleas do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love
The chimpanzees in the zoo do it
Some courageous kangaroos do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love
I'm sure the giraffes on the sly do it
Heavy hippopotami do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love
Sloths who hang down from the twigs do it
Though the effort is great
Sweet guineapigs do it Buy a couple and wait
The world admits bears in pits do it
Even Pekingeses in the Ritz do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love
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| #4 (permalink) Mon Nov 13, 2006 12:08 pm 'Cut it off', 'cut it out', etc |
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Hi Haihao
Now that we've got the word 'it' with the meaning of 'fall in love', let's go back to your original examples:
"Cut it out" means "Stop doing what you are doing" (It = what you are doing)
"Cut it off." may have been exactly what I told a nurse one time. I'd broken my wrist and when I got to the hospital, the nurse wanted to pull my sweater off so that I could put "hospital clothing" on. But pulling that sweater over my broken wrist was far too painful and I made her "cut it off" rather than pull it off. (It = sweater)
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