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What does 'grab sb down' and 'to question sb's size' mean?



 
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What does 'grab sb down' and 'to question sb's size' mean? #1 (permalink) Mon Oct 27, 2008 21:30 pm   What does 'grab sb down' and 'to question sb's size' mean?
 

What do ,,grab sb down'' and ,,to question sb's size'' mean? Thanks
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grab sb down/question sb's size #2 (permalink) Mon Oct 27, 2008 21:33 pm   grab sb down/question sb's size
 

I've never heard of "grabbing somebody down" - can you give the context in which you heard it.

Context would be helpful for both of these. The second sounds like you doubt the person is the size he says he is.
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grab sb down/question sb's size #3 (permalink) Mon Oct 27, 2008 21:59 pm   grab sb down/question sb's size
 

Dear Barb D:
The first phrase is from song of Danny Saucedo:
Warm and cold
You grab me down, you lift me with your magic
New and old
I know your way but I don't understand it
Steel and stone
A thousand years of history and future
Gold and cone
A lazy beam's creating this illusion

The second expression is from song of Robbie Williams:
Oh it seemed forever stopped today
All the lonely hearts in London
Caught a plane and flew away
And all the best women are married
All the handsome men are gay
You feel deprived

Yeah are you questioning your size? Is there a tumour in your humour,
Are there bags under your eyes?
Do you leave dents where you sit,
Are you getting on a bit?
Will you survive
You must survive

Can you/somebody else tell me more/some of these two expressions/phrase?
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What does 'grab sb down' and 'to question sb's size' mean? #4 (permalink) Thu Oct 30, 2008 21:41 pm   What does 'grab sb down' and 'to question sb's size' mean?
 

Dear Alan or Mr Micawber or Ralf ,please help me with these two phrases.
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What does 'grab sb down' and 'to question sb's size' mean? #5 (permalink) Sat Mar 14, 2009 11:05 am   What does 'grab sb down' and 'to question sb's size' mean?
 

Why haven't I got any reply to this post from Mr Alan,Mr Micawber or Mr Torsten? Please answer.
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What does 'grab sb down' and 'to question sb's size' mean? #6 (permalink) Wed Mar 18, 2009 8:06 am   What does 'grab sb down' and 'to question sb's size' mean?
 

Hi Saneta,

'Grab' is another word for 'snatch' or 'get hold of quickly' or 'grasp quickly'. What it means in your quotation is difficult to know. I can only suggest: 'Pull me down' could indicate that you depress me/make me feel miserable. But I am only guessing! 'Question' when used as a verb suggests 'doubt' or 'query' indicating that you don't believe something - here how big you are. The trouble with these 'lyrics' is that they often have a double meaning and can be related to all sorts of ideas and innuendo.

That's the best I can manage, I'm afraid.

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