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In the movie called Matrix, Trinity she told him Keymaker "you are handy".
Does this phrase have an insulting meaning?
In the movie called Matrix, Trinity she told him Keymaker "you are handy".
Does this phrase have an insulting meaning?
Does this phrase have an insulting meaning?
In Japanese, if I say "お前、使えるね"(you are handy) to someone, he will absolutely get angry because it has a meaning to take advantage of him conveniently.
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I don’t know the situation or tone, but I can guess that it’s a compliment meaning “you are useful/good at doing technical things”
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as far as I know it basically means "you are useful" I might be wrong
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@tabeh0udai In that movie, Keymaker can make any keys they need.
When Trinity tried to ride a motorcycle on, there was no key.
So he gave her a master key that can be started the motorcycle.
At that time, she said "you are handy" to him.
When Trinity tried to ride a motorcycle on, there was no key.
So he gave her a master key that can be started the motorcycle.
At that time, she said "you are handy" to him.
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@kenchan_0101 it means he is a useful person because she needed something very specific, and he was able to provide it
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@kenchan_0101
It is a compliment, in context.
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@Salvatore_Richard_Go Oh, I got it!
Thank you!😀
Thank you!😀
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