What does You’ve been messing or a’messin’ mean? In song These boots are made for walking by Nancy Sinatra sings You've been a'messin' where you shouldn't 've been a'messin' or You've been messin' w

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What does You’ve been messing or a’messin’ mean? In song These boots are made for walking by Nancy Sinatra sings You've been a'messin' where you shouldn't 've been a'messin' or You've been messin' where you shouldn't have been a messin' . Each website spelled this phrase differently.Why? And what is the meaning of this phrase?

8 cze 2021 19:48

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Messin‘ or (a‘messin‘ - probably pronounced that way as an alternative pronunciation, maybe to add an extra syllable to this line in the song) has the same meaning of “messing around”. The person who’s been “a’messin’” was basically involved in something they shouldn’t be involved in.

8 czerwca 2021

I agree with Fred. More generally, "messing around" can mean doing anything that is bad or useless. "A messin'" is not standard English. We do not say it in my language variety, and I likely would not understand it outside of the context of this song, which I have heard.

8 czerwca 2021

In this context, Nancy is complaining that her man is cheating on her. So "messing" means "messing around" or "having sexual relations," in this case, with someone who isn't her!

8 czerwca 2021

PHRASE If you keep someone in line or bring them into line, you make them obey you, or you make them behave in the way you want them to. Ex: All this was just designed to frighten me and keep me in line. ...if the Teacher fails to bring rebellious students into line.

10 czerwca 2021

Messing around, basically means you are doing something you shouldn't be doing. Example: If a park is closed at a certain time. And some kids were seen in the park at that time. You could say: There were some kids messing around in the park after closing ours.

9 czerwca 2021

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