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Idiom in American English #1 (permalink) Wed Sep 24, 2008 21:36 pm   Idiom in American English
 

What does "Grabbed your spoon" mean?
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Idiom in American English #2 (permalink) Wed Sep 24, 2008 22:06 pm   Idiom in American English
 

Hi Ducnguyen and welcome to the site.

Can you describe the context that you heard or read "grabbed your spoon" in? It's hard to be sure about the meaning without more context.
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