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C2 - 01 Jul 2006 14:42 GMT

Hi everyone. Can someone please tell me what the expression "throw in a
bar of soap" means? Thanks.

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Owain - 01 Jul 2006 15:00 GMT

> Hi everyone. Can someone please tell me what the expression "throw in a
> bar of soap" means? Thanks.

Nothing without CONTEXT

Owain

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Einde O'Callaghan - 02 Jul 2006 08:31 GMT

C2 schrieb:

> Hi everyone. Can someone please tell me what the expression "throw in a
> bar of soap" means? Thanks.

Literally it means to give you a bar of soap in addition to whatever
else is on offer. But this term could have other transferred meanings
that are not deducible without the context.

Regards, Einde O'Callaghan

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C2 - 06 Jul 2006 07:50 GMT

Erm...I was watching Spiderman 2 where the editor Jameson says
something like, give him his money and throw in a bar of soap :-|

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credoquaabsurdum - 06 Jul 2006 23:01 GMT

> Erm...I was watching Spiderman 2 where the editor Jameson says
> something like, give him his money and throw in a bar of soap :-|

I believe Peter Parker is covered in filth at the time Jameson says
that. "Throw in" in this case means "add for free."

Then again, I'm not much of a Spidey fanatic.

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C2 - 07 Jul 2006 10:02 GMT

^^ Yeah I think thats what he meant (he was not talking to spidey
though :P ). Thanks to everyone for the responses.

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Throw in a bar of soap