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发信人: yangs (为什么又要过冬天?!), 信区: English
标 题: Slang of the day
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (2001年11月04日18:04:35 星期天), 站内信件
feed the meter
Definition: To put money in a parking meter; to pay for additional
parking time.
Example: 1) I've got to run and feed the meter -- I don't want to get a
parking ticket!
2) When you park on the street, you have to feed the meter all day
long.
Etymology: This phrase compares a parking meter to an animal which
must be 'fed' with a steady diet of coins.
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