Mar 1, 2006 23:22
18 yrs ago
English term
Poland
for a reason
Non-PRO
English
Art/Literary
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
A guy met his girlfriend's mum on the street. She shouted at him for laying his "dirty hands" on her daughter. Now he's relating the incident to his girlfriend.
-I don't do parents. I'm not that guy. Nobody brings me home to Mom for a reason, okay? I'm a total backseat, get-in-the-closet, jump-out-the-window dude, all the way.
-I don't do parents. I'm not that guy. Nobody brings me home to Mom for a reason, okay? I'm a total backseat, get-in-the-closet, jump-out-the-window dude, all the way.
Responses
+7
20 mins
Peter Shortall
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
&
English
United Kingdom
Legal / Business / Government
Native in: English
Works in: Romanian to English, Russian to English, French to English
Selected
there's a good reason why...
To paraphrase, it appears to me he is saying simply:
"There's a good reason why nobody brings me home to (their) Mom..."
The next sentence explains what this reason is.
"There's a good reason why nobody brings me home to (their) Mom..."
The next sentence explains what this reason is.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Of course! Thank you :o)"
+1
8 mins
for any reason
he's not the type you bring home to Ma
+3
8 mins
jccantrell
United States
United States
Native in English
&
English
United States
Was nicht ist, kann noch werden.
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
44
His behavior justifies his not being properly introduced as a beau.
He is saying that, with respect to women, he is out for what HE can get, not to be the marrying, family guy. Thus, women do not take him home to mother (why is Rick James going thru my head right now?) as a potential spouse.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Isodynamia
: Yes, I think as a potential spouse, as well.
6 mins
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| agree |
Seema Ugrankar
14 mins
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| agree |
Kurt Porter
2 hrs
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4 hrs
David Hollywood
Native in English
&
English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
28
under any circumstances
my reading
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