How would you translate this expression for those who have never seen any non-digital timekeeping devices:
"who has your six".
-- Guerri
Guerri
That is not an expression that I have ever heard so I guess it is (as you indicate) clock-face based meaning that you can cover your front but that you need someone to cover your back, if so then such an explanation - without the clock face but still based on the circle of the world in which we live - should be good enough
Of course, if that isn't what it means then I am wasting my time!
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I’m sure we all know what it means, but the question was how to translate the expressiion. Showing a picture of a clock would be a good visual aid. We have several analog clocks in the house, including one in the kitchen so hopefully our granddaughters (7 and 10) will be able tell time the old way. If I’m not mistaken, one of their school exercises included analog clocks. I would hope so anyway.
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Yes, it means having
your back. And if you were standing in the middle of an old
clock facing 12, six would be at your back.
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I don't remember
where I heard it. Probably in some book I was reading.