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This side of a train wreck refers to the effect an object has on impact (i.e., a speeding train hitting a car; a bullet hitting a target).
Like players in the dugout watching the winning run soar out of sight refers to baseballs players / the baseball soaring over the fence (out of the playing field) resulting in an automatic home run. They won the game! They are filled with joy and so they express that physically (dancing, jumping, hugging).
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- 19-Feb-2009, 15:51 #1
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Weapon and playing Can anyone help me with the meaning of following phrases?
The first is a description of a gun. It says: It hits the target with more force than the anything this side of a train wreck.
The other one describes a couple in a good mood: Roscoe an I danced around the service alley like players in the dugout watching the winning run soar out of sight.
Thanks a lot!
- 19-Feb-2009, 16:09 #2
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- 22-Feb-2009, 13:22 #3
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Re: Weapon and playing Your explanation may all be well and true, but this phrase is still completely wrong.It hits the target with more force than the anything this side of a train wreck.
- 24-Feb-2009, 11:39 #4
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Re: Weapon and playing And your reason for saying this?
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- 24-Feb-2009, 20:44 #5
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Re: Weapon and playing I think he may be referring to the extraneous "the" (than the anything) in the sentence (which was probably a typo in the first place). Originally Posted by Anglika
It hits the target with more force than the anything this side of a train wreck.
- 27-Feb-2009, 15:22 #6
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Re: Weapon and playing Good eye. Originally Posted by Ouisch 
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Your explanation may all be well and true, but this phrase is still completely wrong.
- 01-Mar-2009, 19:19 #7
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Re: Weapon and playing Thanks friends, I've been reading Lee Child's thriller Killing Floor, and it gives me trouble with such phrases. Thank you for explanation.
- 01-Mar-2009, 19:26 #8
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Re: Weapon and playing Originally Posted by blueeye Thanks friends, I've been reading Lee Child's thriller Killing Floor, and it gives me trouble with such phrases. Thank you for your explanations.
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