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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
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A broken and worthless excuse of a man

Max Murray. A sinner. A broken and worthless excuse of a man. A man haunted by his past condemned to roam the streets of Misery City. Can Max survive a race against hell to save his soul? Or is it his fate to remain cloistered in a damned city cloaked in eternal darkness?

I'd like to know whether I can interpret "A broken and worthless excuse of a man" to "A man who have a broken and worthless excuse."

Thank you in advance for your help.
  

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No. It's about the man, not the excuse. It means a broken man and in fact, not a man at all, just a worthless excuse for one.

— Deadrat

  • No.
  • It's about the man, not the excuse.
  • It means a broken man and in fact, not a man at all, just a worthless excuse for one.
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No. It's about the man, not the excuse. It means a broken man and in fact, not a man at all, just a worthless excuse for one.
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excuse - noun
  1. (informal) an inferior example of something specified; makeshift; substitute? she is a poor excuse for a hostess



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Thank you, deadrat and fivejedjon for your very helpful answer.

No. It's about the man, not the excuse. It means a broken man and in fact, not a man at all, just a worthless excuse for one.
I'd like to know whether you meant "A broken man and a worthless excuse[example] of a man."
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Yes, a man so worthless that for his very existence he needs to be excused, but he doesn't have a good excuse.
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Thank you, deadrat, for your continuing support. Emotion: smile
I'd like to know if "a broken man" means "an insolvent man."
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It's a good guess, but an insolvent man is broke. A broken man is one who doesn't have the strength of body, mind, or spirit to carry out this responsibilities.
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