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+# my kidneys
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+The "kidneys" are a metonym for the person's inner being. Alternate translation: "my inner being" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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 # when your lips speak
 
 "Your lips" means the whole person. Alternate translation: "when you speak" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])