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Springs

David 3 July 2018

Why was the spring so nervous? Because it was Same word, two meanings literal wound (coiled) A spring compressed or coiled into a tight configuration. figurative wound up (anxious) Nervous, tense, or emotionally stressed. The phrase 'wound tight' exploits the double meaning of 'wound' as both the past tense of 'wind' (to coil) and as an adjective meaning tense/anxious. !

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