stanislaw.masny
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I don't understand the last line of the passage. What does "I closed the first half for eleven years." mean?Birdie: What a story. Everything but the bloodhounds snapping at her rear end.
Margo: There are some human experiences that do not take place in a vaudeville house! And that even a fifth-rate vaudevillian should understand and respect. I want to apologise for Birdie.
Birdie: You don't have to apologise for me. I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings. It's just my way of talking.
Eve: You didn't hurt my feelings, Miss Coonan.
Birdie: Call me Birdie. And as for being fifth-rate, I closed the first half for eleven years, and you know it.
Best regards.
PS: I've just found another one that I don't understand. See it below:
What does "has finally arrived at our reason for being here" mean?Having covered in tedious detail not only the history of the Sarah Siddons Society, but also the history of acting since Thespis first stepped out of the chorus line, our distinguished chairman has finally arrived at our reason for being here.
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