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rfp
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The man knows what he's talking about 
You can also "Do time".
I think there is an expression "Take time to make time" and also you can "make up time" which is to catch up on a task when you have been delayed. |
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eso
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| Posted: 02-Jan-07 22:12 |
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| rfp wrote: |
You can also "Do time".
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This is probably term, which I had on my mind 
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Kanadanka
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| Posted: 02-Jan-07 23:15 |
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the common saying in Canada is "doing time"
e.g. "He is doing 2 years for breaking and entering..."
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wer
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| Posted: 03-Jan-07 0:51 |
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| rfp wrote: |
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šlašinky, is this a diminutive for a tendon or ligament?
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Yes, exactly. Linguistically, šlašinka (pl. šlašinky) is diminutive of šlacha (= tendon, sinew).
In biology it's used for a lot of little cords, even with no relation to tendon, e.g. dorsal cord of little chordatae.
In connection with human body it's used practically exclusively for Chordae tendineae as mentioned by Sova. |
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laylah
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| Posted: 03-Jan-07 13:55 |
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even more colloquial - "doing time"  |
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laylah
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| Posted: 03-Jan-07 13:56 |
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whoops! sorry folks, I had obviously missed a few posts  |
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dzurisova
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| Posted: 03-Jan-07 17:14 |
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| Sova wrote: |
| Not "make time," but "serve time" (or perhaps "make license plates") |
We also say "He is doing time" or "he will have to do time for that one"
Serve time is more proper though.
I don't know if you all got Sova's license plates reference, but in State penitentiaries, the prisoners make license plates.
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scrimshaw
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| Posted: 04-Jan-07 3:21 |
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The official way to say it is serve time
colloquial
Do time
The thief is doing time for his crime.
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eso
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| Posted: 04-Jan-07 9:07 |
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| dzurisovak wrote: |
I don't know if you all got Sova's license plates reference, but in State penitentiaries, the prisoners make license plates. |
In Czech we say "Lepit pytlíky" (to glue paper bags)
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milton
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| Posted: 04-Jan-07 10:31 |
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what eso? are you implying ,,lepit pytliky" is slang for making license plates?? or and equivalent of ,,doing time" ? I'm confused now  |
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