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meanings of... What does "Peachy" means and in what situations do we use this word? And what does this line mean "Keep both hands on the wheel, let's do this." Is this idiom "keep both hands on the wheel"? And here's the last one, If someone says "Above my pay-grade." What can he possibly mean?
Mar 31, 2012 9:06 AM
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Peachy is a slang term with means everything is good. Keep both hands on the wheel another slang term which means to keep concentrating on whatever you are doing, do not get side tracked. Above my pay grade is a more American term it can either mean that something is expensive or that you don't want to do something because you're not paid enough to do it, it's someone else's job.
March 31, 2012
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May I? :) When something is "peachy", it means it is all fine and good. "How are things with you?" "Just peachy!" If a person is "peachy", it means they are attractive. In English, "peach" has very positive connotations - like a fresh peach. (I'll just had that my own name has nothing to do with the above meanings... or even with peaches.) "Keep both hands on the wheel" is a driving analogy. It generally means, "stay focused and in control of the situation". As if you were driving. "Above my paygrade" is an idiom used to mean that something is beyond your ability or knowledge. The suggestion is that someone who would be paid more than you would therefore have the specialised ability or knowledge... so they should be asked, not you. It could also mean you don't have the authority or, as Steph points out, you don't want to because you're not "paid" enough.
March 31, 2012
hi!! they are great questions!!! i haven't known them!! thank you for asking them!!
March 31, 2012
1. peachy= something resembling a peach or peaches, the fruit. 2. keep both hands on the wheel= to drive 3. Above my pay-grade= contextual. it MAY mean,something which worth more than the speaker can afford.
March 31, 2012
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