emp0608
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- Nov 13, 2012
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- English Teacher
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- Japanese
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- Japan
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- Japan
Hi folks,
I've come across the expression in The English Girl (Daniel Silva) in the sentence: "Then he rode the elevator down to the lobby, accompanied by a couple of prostitutes, seventeen going on forty-five."
Does anyone know where it comes from? There seems to be a similar expression: thirteen going on thirty, but this one contains an alliteration, at least.
Thanks as always.
emp0608
I've come across the expression in The English Girl (Daniel Silva) in the sentence: "Then he rode the elevator down to the lobby, accompanied by a couple of prostitutes, seventeen going on forty-five."
Does anyone know where it comes from? There seems to be a similar expression: thirteen going on thirty, but this one contains an alliteration, at least.
Thanks as always.
emp0608