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  1. 07-Apr-2006, 12:43 #1
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    Default Nine million bicycles

    Hello,
    I am eager to know what means "We are high on the wire" from Katie Melua's song.
    Thanks
  2. 08-Apr-2006, 07:42 #2
    Tdol
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    Default Re: Nine million bicycles

    It sounds like a twist on the term 'highwire', which is the wire in circus that people perform on, used idiomatically to represent a delicate balancing act that carries great risks of falling.
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