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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
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A bit of
After a troop fought a lot of zombies to save some young people, the commander says, "You kids doing all right? Sorry about all the fuss. We had ourselves a bit of a swarm".
I think 'had' is 'enjoyed' and 'a swarm' refers to the zombies, but does 'a bit of' here mean 'rather'?
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anonymous I think 'had' is 'enjoyed' No, it means 'experienced'. anonymous and 'a swarm' refers to the zombies, Right. anonymous but does 'a bit of' here mean 'rather'?
- anonymous I think 'had' is 'enjoyed' No, it means 'experienced'.
- anonymous and 'a swarm' refers to the zombies, Right.
- anonymous but does 'a bit of' here mean 'rather'?
- Maybe—but what do you mean by 'rather'?
- 'A bit' = 'some' (but here it is meant sarcastically).
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anonymousI think 'had' is 'enjoyed'
No, it means 'experienced'.
anonymousand 'a swarm' refers to the zombies,
Right.
anonymousbut does 'a bit of' here mean 'rather'?
Maybe—but what do you mean by 'rather'? 'A bit' = 'some' (but here it is meant sarcastically).
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