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Please help me) | "In the bus" or "on the bus"
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He's a square #1 (permalink) Sun Jan 02, 2011 8:35 am   He's a square
 

Hi,

I've heard that expression; ''Don't be such a square".
What that means?
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He's a square #2 (permalink) Sun Jan 02, 2011 8:47 am   He's a square
 

A square: a boring person, usually because he/she is old-fashioned or works too hard at school.

When someone uses that expression, they really mean, "Stop being so conservative and old-fashioned."

Source: http://www.oxfordadvancedlearnersdictionary.com/dictionary/square
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He's a square #3 (permalink) Sun Jan 02, 2011 9:49 am   He's a square
 

Thank you, Atomos.
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