Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
(we got a) slick going
English answer:
We have a bait set up
Added to glossary by
Hakki Ucar
Nov 15, 2007 20:52
16 yrs ago
English term
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slick going
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Text :
-suppose we went looking for him
-we won't
-why not?
-we got a slick goin. we'll stay put
-suppose we went looking for him
-we won't
-why not?
-we got a slick goin. we'll stay put
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| 5 +2 | We have a bait set up |
Olga Layer
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Nov 17, 2007 08:38: Hakki Ucar changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/615862">Hakki Ucar's</a> old entry - "(we got a) slick going "" to ""We have a bait set up""
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Olga Layer
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We have a bait set up
From what I understand, oily slicks (based on the natural oil from the chopped up fish -- chum) are used to fish for sharks.
Here the guys are saying that they should stay put (i.e., stay where they are), because the bait for the shark is out there, and the shark might "bite" at any moment.
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Note added at 40 mins (2007-11-15 21:33:42 GMT)
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Here's a link that might help: http://www.action-adventure.info/shark-and-ray-fishing.htm
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Note added at 41 mins (2007-11-15 21:34:19 GMT)
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Of course, all of this is assuming that your passage IS from "Jaws" :-)
Here the guys are saying that they should stay put (i.e., stay where they are), because the bait for the shark is out there, and the shark might "bite" at any moment.
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Note added at 40 mins (2007-11-15 21:33:42 GMT)
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Here's a link that might help: http://www.action-adventure.info/shark-and-ray-fishing.htm
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Note added at 41 mins (2007-11-15 21:34:19 GMT)
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Of course, all of this is assuming that your passage IS from "Jaws" :-)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you."
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