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Nov 2, 2006 14:47
17 yrs ago
English term

not so easy, at least for me

English Other Media / Multimedia sit-com
Easy Lenny

Dialogue (talking about chicks = little chickens)

A: -They need just the right food and lots and lots of love.

B: - (kissing the chick) Well, no problem there.

A: -Easy, Lenny.

I need help. Paraphrasing or explanation welcome. Many thanks.
Responses
4 +7 take it easy / ease up on kissing the chickens
3 +2 Don't hurt the chick
4 Careful, Lenny.

Discussion

Lakasa Stnorden (asker) Nov 2, 2006:
I forgot to mention that none of the charaters of this sit-com is called Lenny. Why Lenny? Is it a reference to someboby in the U.S.? Or a common name like Smith? well, help welcome.

Responses

+7
4 mins
Selected

take it easy / ease up on kissing the chickens

Don't go too far with the chicken love :)

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Note added at 17 mins (2006-11-02 15:04:32 GMT)
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I think that because it's a sitcom, this version is more probable (it's funnier).

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Note added at 44 mins (2006-11-02 15:31:32 GMT)
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OH, then that means Armorel's explanation is correct, because...

It's a quote from Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men". Lenny was the giant.

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Note added at 44 mins (2006-11-02 15:31:39 GMT)
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http://www.tv.com/buffy-the-vampire-slayer/show/10/buffy-ref...

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Note added at 44 mins (2006-11-02 15:32:03 GMT)
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Are you translating Friends, by chance?
Peer comment(s):
agree Nesrin
8 mins
Thank you!
agree avsie (X) : And also possible... ;-)
9 mins
Well, I think this is what they meant - it's a sitcom, remember? :) But of course it could be meant in the sense proposed by Armorel.
agree cmwilliams (X)
15 mins
Thank you!
agree Sophia Finos (X)
6 hrs
agree NancyLynn : yes, having seen the episode more than once, I can agree 100%!
12 hrs
agree Will Matter : Lenny was also the one who had a pet mouse in "Of Mice and Men". In this case, A is indirectly referring to that (in a humorous way) by calling B "Lenny". Be careful with mice, chickens, kids and other precious little lives.
1 day 4 hrs
agree Alfa Trans (X)
2 days 13 mins
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "many thanks to all of you!!!"
+2
4 mins

Don't hurt the chick

A says the chicks need lots of love. B demonstrates one sort of love by kissing a chick. The chick is presumably quite small and delicate, so A warns B to handle it carefully - she is probably afraid he may be handling it too roughly or hurting it, so she says "Easy, Lenny", meaning "Take it easy" = be gentle/don't be rough.
Peer comment(s):
agree Nesrin : Could be as well, though my first understanding was like Mikhail..
8 mins
agree avsie (X) : Very well possible!
9 mins
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7 mins

Careful, Lenny.

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