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  1. 21-Mar-2007, 19:02 #1
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    What does it mean "Wake ‘em up!"?
  2. 21-Mar-2007, 19:36 #2
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    Awaken them - Wake them up from sleep
  3. 22-Mar-2007, 02:28 #3
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    And idiomatically, it can also mean "startle them out of their complacency."
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