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what does this phrase mean? #1 (permalink) Mon Apr 05, 2010 15:58 pm   what does this phrase mean?
 

"you are the apple of my eye."
this is a sentence of a lyric.
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what does this phrase mean? #2 (permalink) Mon Apr 05, 2010 16:09 pm   what does this phrase mean?
 

You are my favourite person. You are perfect and can do no wrong.
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what does this phrase mean? #3 (permalink) Mon Apr 05, 2010 16:11 pm   what does this phrase mean?
 

thanks,thanks,thanks
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what does this phrase mean? #4 (permalink) Mon Apr 05, 2010 17:07 pm   what does this phrase mean?
 

Could you explain more Mr. Kitosdad?
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what does this phrase mean? #5 (permalink) Mon Apr 05, 2010 20:03 pm   what does this phrase mean?
 

You are the favourite child of your parents in your whole family.

"You are the apply of your father's/mother's eye, is a well known phrase in England.
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what does this phrase mean? #6 (permalink) Mon Apr 05, 2010 20:22 pm   what does this phrase mean?
 

The apply? I don't think it is a noun and has relation with apple. Anyway, I'll try to memorise both.
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what does this phrase mean? #7 (permalink) Thu Apr 08, 2010 12:50 pm   what does this phrase mean?
 

Don't memorise "the apply of my eye"!!!
Kitosdad made a typo. He meant to write "apple"
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what does this phrase mean? #8 (permalink) Thu Apr 08, 2010 23:29 pm   what does this phrase mean?
 

Beeesneees wrote:
Don't memorise "the apply of my eye"!!!
Kitosdad made a typo. He meant to write "apple"


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what does this phrase mean? #9 (permalink) Thu Apr 08, 2010 23:40 pm   what does this phrase mean?
 

Dear me, Haihao, you really are developing quite a chip on that shoulder of yours.
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