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Feb 24, 2021
9:40:41am

freekarl All-American

This is actually where the saying comes from

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freekarl

Previous username: texascoug09
Bio page: freekarl
Joined: Nov 26, 2008
Last login: Dec 27, 2023
Total posts: 5,114 (1,478 FO)

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POLL: I want to better understand a metaphor——Be the predator not the:

kalifi Enforcer

2/24/21 9:36am

In a world of hunt or be hunted, you want to be the hunter. The correct word is prey, something that is hunted.

Magathisll

2/24/21 9:38am

If I was the prey, I would definitely pray.

Sea Chicken

2/24/21 9:39am

This is actually where the saying comes from

freekarl

2/24/21 9:40am

Prey. It means it's better to be the hunter than being hunted.

2/24/21 9:45am

Be aggressive and go after what you want in life, like a hunting lion. Don't sit around and passively

2/24/21 9:47am

RE: Be aggressive and go after what you want in life, like a hunting lion. Don't sit around and passively

byuluvr

2/24/21 9:51am

I was desirous to learn some of the etymology of the word “prey” and this is what I found:

kalifi

2/24/21 10:01am

Pray?? Lol

kotacoug

2/24/21 9:53am

Prey is what a predator hunts, I’m not sure how anyone can be a pray.

USMCdad

2/24/21 9:55am

It's "pray" not "prey". The idiom stems from "praying mantises", where males will sometimes be eaten by the female

durandal

2/24/21 10:37am

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