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Mr. Tom Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

A mountain of grief broke on him.

Hi

This sentence is a literal translation of a proverb in my language. Does it work at all?

A mountain of grief broke on him. [He was terribly saddened...]

Thanks,

Tom
  

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It's more natural to say eg A mountain of grief overwhelmed him. if you want 'broke', say eg A wave of grief broke on/over him.

— Clive

  • It's more natural to say eg A mountain of grief overwhelmed him.
  • if you want 'broke', say eg A wave of grief broke on/over him.
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It's more natural to say
eg A mountain of grief overwhelmed him.

if you want 'broke', say
eg A wave of grief broke on/over him.
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