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Meaning of idiom #1 (permalink) Fri Nov 13, 2009 20:31 pm   Meaning of idiom
 

This text from song - Flowers on the wall

1. I've been hearin' you're concerned about my happiness
2. But all that thought you're givin' me is conscience I guess
3. If I were walkin' in your shoes I wouldn't worry none
While you and your friends're worryin' bout me I'm havin' lots of fun
Chorus:
Countin' flowers on the wall that don't bother me at all
Playin' solitare till dawn with a deck of fifty one
Smokin' cigarettes and watchin' Captain Kangaroo
Now don't tell me I've nothing to do
4. Last night I dressed in tails pretended I was on the town
5. As long as I can dream it's hard to slow this swinger down
So please don't give a thought to me I'm really doin' fine
You can always find me here and havin' quite a time
Chorus
It's good to see you I must go I know I look a fright
6. Anyway my eyes are not accustomed to this light
7. And my shoes are not accustomed to this hard concrete
So I must go back to my room and make my day complete
Chorus
Don't tell me I've nothing to do

What this sentences has meaning? :
1. "I now you are worry about me"
2. I have not idea what is its meaning, maybe somebody can explain it :)
3. "If I would instead of you I would't worry at all"
4. I don't know please explain
5. Don't know
6. Is it has the literal sense of a sentence or it's an idiom?
7. Is it has the literal sense of a sentence or it's an idiom?
Somebody explain it please :)
And correct me if was error in me explanations


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Meaning of idiom #2 (permalink) Sat Nov 14, 2009 2:03 am   Meaning of idiom
 

Tanya_88 wrote:
This text from song - Flowers on the wall

1. I've been hearin' you're concerned about my happiness
2. But all that thought you're givin' me is conscience I guess
3. If I were walkin' in your shoes I wouldn't worry none
While you and your friends're worryin' bout me I'm havin' lots of fun
Chorus:
Countin' flowers on the wall that don't bother me at all
Playin' solitare till dawn with a deck of fifty one
Smokin' cigarettes and watchin' Captain Kangaroo
Now don't tell me I've nothing to do
4. Last night I dressed in tails pretended I was on the town
5. As long as I can dream it's hard to slow this swinger down
So please don't give a thought to me I'm really doin' fine
You can always find me here and havin' quite a time
Chorus
It's good to see you I must go I know I look a fright
6. Anyway my eyes are not accustomed to this light
7. And my shoes are not accustomed to this hard concrete
So I must go back to my room and make my day complete
Chorus
Don't tell me I've nothing to do

What is the meaning of these sentences? :
1. "I now you are worried about me" I agree.
2. I have no idea what its meaning is; maybe somebody can explain it :) It probably means: you are only worrying about me because you have a guilty conscience.
3. "If I were you I would't worry at all" I agree.
4. I don't know [add comma] please explain I dressed in a tailcoat (old-fashioned male evening wear), and pretended I was going to a formal party (on the town means going out).
5. Don't know A swinger is someone who is up to date as to what's trendy, and likes to party: as long as I can dream it is unlikely that anything will keep me from being trendy and partying.
6. Is this sentence to be taken literally, or is it an expression? I think it is to be taken literally: this person probably meets the other one early in the morning, after the party has ended.
7. Is this sentence to be taken literally, or is it an expression? Same as above.
Somebody explain it please :)
And correct me if there was an error in my explanations


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Meaning of idiom #3 (permalink) Sat Nov 14, 2009 2:18 am   Meaning of idiom
 

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Meaning of idiom #4 (permalink) Sat Nov 14, 2009 10:17 am   Meaning of idiom
 

thanks to everyone
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