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meaning of alive and kicking and promise me a rose garden



 
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meaning of alive and kicking and promise me a rose garden #1 (permalink) Wed Feb 11, 2009 3:54 am   meaning of alive and kicking and promise me a rose garden		  
Please explain: meaning of alive and kicking and promise me a rose garden?

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meaning of alive and kicking and promise me a rose garden #2 (permalink) Wed Feb 11, 2009 10:33 am   meaning of alive and kicking and promise me a rose garden		  
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alive and kicking -- alive indeed (and active)
promise me a rose garden -- promise an unrealistically wonderful thing.
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meaning of alive and kicking and promise me a rose garden #3 (permalink) Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:14 pm   meaning of alive and kicking and promise me a rose garden		  
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