Hi everybody!
"Will you meet him on the main line, or will you catch him on the rebound?" sounds meaningless for me (non-native speaker here!!). "main line" refers to a place like a large avenue, right? So, the singer asks something like "Will you meet him on the main line?" in opposition to catch him after being rejected by someone else ("catch him on the rebound?")? It makes no sense at all...
This strophe is driving me crazy! Can someone tell what such a statement actually means? Thank you in advance!
@hferro I personally see main line as referencing men not on the rebound (the main group) as opposed to a man who is on the rebound (just out of a relationship) and thus not part of the main line. I believe it is simply a way to distinguish between the different groups.
@hferro I personally see main line as referencing men not on the rebound (the main group) as opposed to a man who is on the rebound (just out of a relationship) and thus not part of the main line. I believe it is simply a way to distinguish between the different groups.
@hferro Soooooo I THINK it refers to "The Main Line" which is an area in the suburbs of Philly that are historically wealthy, jewish, lots of old money.
@hferro Soooooo I THINK it refers to "The Main Line" which is an area in the suburbs of Philly that are historically wealthy, jewish, lots of old money.
@hferro A main line for trains is an important railway line. It runs between big cities: Paris-Rome, not Paris-Versailles. And we talk about catching a train; finding it and getting on board. If it's a mainline train, it's big and important and fast-moving and expensive. The contrast with catching someone on the rebound is that you could meet and link up with anybody on the rebound, but if you meet someone on the main line, you and he are going somewhere important and expensive for a good reason. Does that help? I hope so.
@hferro A main line for trains is an important railway line. It runs between big cities: Paris-Rome, not Paris-Versailles. And we talk about catching a train; finding it and getting on board. If it's a mainline train, it's big and important and fast-moving and expensive. The contrast with catching someone on the rebound is that you could meet and link up with anybody on the rebound, but if you meet someone on the main line, you and he are going somewhere important and expensive for a good reason. Does that help? I hope so.
Hi everybody! "Will you meet him on the main line, or will you catch him on the rebound?" sounds meaningless for me (non-native speaker here!!). "main line" refers to a place like a large avenue, right? So, the singer asks something like "Will you meet him on the main line?" in opposition to catch him after being rejected by someone else ("catch him on the rebound?")? It makes no sense at all... This strophe is driving me crazy! Can someone tell what such a statement actually means? Thank you in advance!
@hferro I personally see main line as referencing men not on the rebound (the main group) as opposed to a man who is on the rebound (just out of a relationship) and thus not part of the main line. I believe it is simply a way to distinguish between the different groups.
@hferro I personally see main line as referencing men not on the rebound (the main group) as opposed to a man who is on the rebound (just out of a relationship) and thus not part of the main line. I believe it is simply a way to distinguish between the different groups.
@cordawg Hello, cordawg! So, "falling'" is a metaphor whose meaning is something related to "decaying". It makes sense now, thank you for the hand!...
@cordawg Hello, cordawg! So, "falling'" is a metaphor whose meaning is something related to "decaying". It makes sense now, thank you for the hand!...
@hferro Soooooo I THINK it refers to "The Main Line" which is an area in the suburbs of Philly that are historically wealthy, jewish, lots of old money.
@hferro Soooooo I THINK it refers to "The Main Line" which is an area in the suburbs of Philly that are historically wealthy, jewish, lots of old money.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Main_Line
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Main_Line
@hferro A main line for trains is an important railway line. It runs between big cities: Paris-Rome, not Paris-Versailles. And we talk about catching a train; finding it and getting on board. If it's a mainline train, it's big and important and fast-moving and expensive. The contrast with catching someone on the rebound is that you could meet and link up with anybody on the rebound, but if you meet someone on the main line, you and he are going somewhere important and expensive for a good reason. Does that help? I hope so.
@hferro A main line for trains is an important railway line. It runs between big cities: Paris-Rome, not Paris-Versailles. And we talk about catching a train; finding it and getting on board. If it's a mainline train, it's big and important and fast-moving and expensive. The contrast with catching someone on the rebound is that you could meet and link up with anybody on the rebound, but if you meet someone on the main line, you and he are going somewhere important and expensive for a good reason. Does that help? I hope so.