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02-19-2021, 06:31 AM
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Question on Wordplays in HIMYM
Hi everyone
 I am currently writing my master thesis about the translation of Wordplays in Sitcoms and I've chosen How I met your mother as tv series, since it is full with wordplays. I wanted to ask about two wordplays that I didn't quite get. I thought it would be best to ask native english speakers so here I am. The first one is in Episode 3x02: Ted: That guy. Look at how easy he has it. Barney: You and me, we have to bend over backwards to get a woman to, well, bend over backwards. I got here the general meaning of the wordplay and I know it has a sexual connotation but what exactly does bend over backwards mean in the second case? Is it an expression you would use in a "sex" context? The second one in Episode 4x12, where Ted is talking to Barney about his "love-hate" relationship with Robin: Ted: One minute we're just laying into each other, and the the next minute..well, same thing. Also here I get the pun but in the second meaning of "laying into each other" I can't really picture what that means. Is it like hugging each other? Or being one on top of the other?  Anyway, thak you to anyone who takes the time to answer me 
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