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OP Hi all,
can you help me?
I have some troubles with some idioms I found in a pièce by McCarthy.
I'll quote you the lines:
"
Black- I know you dont, honey. Look. The first thing you got to understand is that I aint got a original thought in my head. If it aint got the lingering scent of divinity to it then I aint interested.
White- The lingering scent of divinity
[...]
Black- I heard it on the radio. Black preacher. But the point is I done tried the other way. And I dont mean chippied, neither. Running blindfold thorough the woods with the bit tween your teeth. Oh man. Didnt I try it though. If you can find a soul that give it a better shot than me I'd like to meet him. I surely would. And what do you reckon it got me?"
I highlighted the parts I struggle to understand.
What the hell does it mean 'chippied'?
Which one is, among the many meanings of the words 'bit', the one the author is here referring to?
With regard to the first cue, 'to it' is related to mind or thought or what else?
Thank you all
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