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Old 25-Oct-2009, 21:30
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dear all in theses sentence
So now on Lois, I'm off to the head

office. A place we're washing your hands
You know, for throwing Craig under
the truck. Taking the heat off me.
what is the meaning of taking the heat off me and i'm off to the head
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Old 25-Oct-2009, 21:46
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dear all in theses sentence
So now on Lois, I'm off to the head

office. A place we're washing your hands
You know, for throwing Craig under
the truck. Taking the heat off me.
what is the meaning of taking the heat off me and i'm off to the head
thank you

'taking the heat off me' = someone else gets into more trouble than me, which makes my problems less important.

'I'm off to head office' = I am going to the main office (headquarters) of a company or organisation.

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