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from goo to you by way of the zoo
Phrase
humorous
informal
Japanese Meaning
原始的な有機物（「goo」）から現在の人類（「you」）へと、動植物の進化（「zoo」を介して）を冗談めかして表現した、進化の過程をユーモラスに形容するフレーズ。 / 単純な物質または初期の生命体から徐々に発展し、現代の複雑な人間へと進化していくプロセスを、軽妙な口調で示した表現。
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(informal, humorous) The gradual evolution of humankind from simple organisms.
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from goo to you by way of the zoo
When explaining evolution at the party, he joked that life goes from goo to you by way of the zoo, and everyone laughed.
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When explaining evolution at the party, he joked that life goes from goo to you by way of the zoo, and everyone laughed.
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