Put up or shut up?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="Finally">Finally</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="up">up</span>.” <span word="Put">Put</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="up">up</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Put">Put</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fists">fists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fight">fight</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span>.</p><p><span word="Essentially">Essentially</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> – <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="whinging">whinging</span>, <span word="basically">basically</span>.</p><p><span word="Usually">Usually</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="grievance">grievance</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="may">may</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="complaining">complaining</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="fed">fed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="quit">quit</span> <span word="whining">whining</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="put">put</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fight">fight</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="take">take</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="happening">happening</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="again">again</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Put">Put</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="up">up</span>” <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strength">strength</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="rhyme">rhyme</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span>. <span word="Imagine">Imagine</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="boxer">boxer</span> <span word="taunting">taunting</span> <span word="another">another</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="knock">knock</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="boxer">boxer</span> <span word="keeps">keeps</span> <span word="talking">talking</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="about">about</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="accepts">accepts</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="invitation">invitation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fight">fight</span>, <span word="toe">toe</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="toe">toe</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="taunts">taunts</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="boxer">boxer</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span>, <span word="bolder">bolder</span>, <span word="nastier">nastier</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="rhetoric">rhetoric</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="hurtful">hurtful</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="names">names</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="coward">coward</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bum">bum</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="monkey">monkey</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="sounding">sounding</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>.</p>
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