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Meaining of 'stuck up' (stuck up vs. stuck in traffic)



 
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Meaining of 'stuck up' (stuck up vs. stuck in traffic) #1 (permalink) Tue May 16, 2006 14:17 pm   Meaining of 'stuck up' (stuck up vs. stuck in traffic)
 

Hi everyone

I got stuck in traffic.
I got stuck up in traffic.


What is the difference?

A. Soothey
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STUCK UP #2 (permalink) Tue May 16, 2006 14:42 pm   STUCK UP
 

SOOTHEY wrote:
I got stuck in traffic
I got stuck up in traffic

What is the difference?


Hi A. Soothey

There's a big difference. Wink

"stuck in traffic" means you were in a traffic jam and therefore your car was not moving or moving only very slowly.

to "get stuck up in traffic" means that while you were sitting in your car in a traffic jam, a robber came along (probably with a gun) and robbed you. (Maybe he even said "Stick 'em up!")

Was this a test? Laughing

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Thanks a lot #3 (permalink) Tue May 16, 2006 15:17 pm   Thanks a lot
 

Dear Amy

Thanks a lot. It was not a test----By the way good sense of humour

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Stuck up #4 (permalink) Wed May 17, 2006 8:59 am   Stuck up
 

Hi Soothey,

You might like to know another meaning of stuck up. used in a figurative sense when it is used to describe someone who has a very high opinion of themselves - very arrogant and suoercilious.

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