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Thanks, Alan. I think that pretty much explains the meaning of pull someone up.
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| #18 (permalink) Tue Jul 22, 2008 14:51 pm They'll pull you up about it... |
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| Now all he has to do is tell us what "goondas" are! I assume it's nothing like a "boxwallah". |
:lol: It's not boxwallah, Jamie. siCantikManis is right. A goonda is basically a hired thug.
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| #19 (permalink) Tue Jul 22, 2008 15:05 pm They'll pull you up about it... |
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| Alan wrote: |
| Funny how talking about 'pull up' turns into referring to obesity! Anyhow 'pull someone up' is not uncommon to me but I believe it's more used in connection with correct procedures or correct dress code. It has the air of the military about it. A soldier is pulled up for having dirty brasses/ for not being smart on parade and so on. In other words you are pointing out someone's failings, making a note of it and considering some kind of punishment. |
It must be equivalent to "taking someone up", which we did in my elementary school when I was a safety patrol boy. If some kid was ignoring us and crossing the street without permission or otherwise breaking the rules, we used to tell him, "I'm gonna take you up!" It meant taking him upstairs to the principal's office. |
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| #20 (permalink) Tue Jul 22, 2008 15:06 pm They'll pull you up about it... |
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| Now all he has to do is tell us what "goondas" are! I assume it's nothing like a "boxwallah". |
:lol: It's not boxwallah, Jamie. siCantikManis is right. A goonda is basically a hired thug. |
Could someone who is hungry hire a goonda to rob the lunches from the boxwallah? |
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| #21 (permalink) Tue Jul 22, 2008 15:18 pm They'll pull you up about it... |
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Could someone who is hungry hire a goonda to rob the lunches from the boxwallah?
If somebody had money, they would rather buy the lunch than hire a goonda to rob it from a boxwallah. :)
Goondas won't accept such cheap deals anyway.
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