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Old 12-Nov-2006, 11:30
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How do you describe the situation in the above image?

"A woman is walking her dog while riding a bicycle."

Is this corrrect? I guess 'walk one's dog' is a popular phrase.
However, in the above picture the woman is riding a bicycle, so the dog is running.
In that sense, I guess,
"A woman is running her dog while riding a bicycle." might be better.
I'm not sure though.
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Old 12-Nov-2006, 12:48
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exercising her dog would be better - let's hope it doesn't see a rabbit!
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exercising her dog would be better - let's hope it doesn't see a rabbit!
Or 'taking her dog for a run'. There are several transitive meanings for run, but none of them would apply here.

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I think exercising her dog is more appropriate. what about jogging I mean: jog her dog as she riding...o no aia don't think so well excercising is ok after all confusing
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I think exercising her dog is more appropriate. what about jogging I mean: jog her dog as she riding...o no aia don't think so well excercising is ok after all confusing
I would say "nice rear end"...and the woman ain't too bad either.
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Old 13-Nov-2006, 00:25
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Yes she can slip a collar on me any time she likes
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What does "slip a collar on someone" mean?
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What does "slip a collar on someone" mean?
It refers to putting a collar on, for example, a dog.
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It refers to putting a collar on, for example, a dog.
But in Curmudgeon's case it means something sexual - restrictive, either socially or ph.... no, this is a family show.

Interestingly, Latin used a similar phrase, but it wasn't slang: for a woman to marry a man she put him under the yoke; but a man couldn't do that to a woman:

sub jugum ponere - woman > man
uxorem ducere - man > woman

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But in Curmudgeon's case it means something sexual - restrictive, either socially or ph.... no, this is a family show.

Interestingly, Latin used a similar phrase, but it wasn't slang: for a woman to marry a man she put him under the yoke; but a man couldn't do that to a woman:

sub jugum ponere - woman > man
uxorem ducere - man > woman

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