Make the cut

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because they have a

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great reputation so you try to get into

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Harvard and you don't make it then your

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friend asks you hey how did it go did

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you get a reply did you make it into

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Harvard and you probably say mmm no I

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didn't make it they would say to you

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well I give you props for trying what

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does this mean I give you props for

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trying this expression props means

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proper respect but it's just been

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shortened over time and if you ask most

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Americans what does props mean they

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probably wouldn't be able to tell you I

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just looked it up online because I was

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curious but we can imagine from this

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full expression I'm giving you my prop

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respect for trying to get into Harvard

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even though you didn't make it you tried

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hard I give you my respect well we can

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shorten this expression to say I give

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you props for trying to get into Harvard

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I give you props for something that you

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did so when you want to show that

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someone didn't succeed but you still are

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respecting them because they tried this

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is a great expression to use and you

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know what you can even give yourself

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props so let's imagine that you see a

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lost