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0;39 rug-cutting contestsダンス大会
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4:24 to cut a rug, this is slang from the early 20th century and it means to dance so vigorously that it looks like your shoes are cutting gashes into the carpet or the rug. 最後のフレーズは cut a rug です。これは20世紀はじめのスラングで、カーペットも裂けよとばかりに激しく踊るという意味です。
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参考リンク
http://bridge-english.blogspot.com/2014/06/blog-post_7520.html ダンスが下手を英語でなんと言うか？
https://bridge-english.blogspot.com/2019/06/eat-up-ground.html eat up the ground 疾走する
練習問題解答
a-6085 cut a rug or two
b-3009 cutting a rug
