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Meaning of "up to attic"



 
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Meaning of "up to attic" Sat Apr 19, 2008 21:03 pm  Meaning of "up to attic"
 

hi
what does the following sentence mean ?
"it's still up to the attic."
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Meaning of "up to attic" Sun Apr 20, 2008 4:53 am  Meaning of "up to attic"
 

Hi Hamidp

Without the broader context, that sentence doesn't mean much to me. What were the sentences that came before that sentence?
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Meaning of "up to attic" Sun Apr 20, 2008 17:43 pm  Meaning of "up to attic"
 

hi Amy unfortunately I have no idea where this sentence comes from,somebody just posed it to me and since I didn't find its meaning I posed it to this forum.
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Meaning of "up to attic" Mon Apr 21, 2008 6:28 am  Meaning of "up to attic"
 

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Well, maybe the person is referring to something that is so high that it has reached the attic. This happened during Hurricane Katrina, for example. Some houses in the New Orleans area were flooded and the flood water was up to the attic of the house -- like this:
http://english.people.com.cn/200508/31/images/house.jpg

That's the only possibility that comes to mind.
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Meaning of "up to attic" Mon Apr 21, 2008 7:48 am  Meaning of "up to attic"
 

I think refers to something fishy.
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Meaning of "up to attic" Fri Apr 25, 2008 19:20 pm  Meaning of "up to attic"
 

thanks Amy
may be that's right.
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