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Feb 24, 2021
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Be aggressive and go after what you want in life, like a hunting lion. Don't sit around and passively
wait for things to come to you, like the prey, the gazelle.
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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.
Division Bell
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
Rise Against
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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