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Moon7296 Posted 11 years ago
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1. a brute of a man[=a brutal man]
2. a mountain of a wave[=a mountainous wave]
3. that idiot of a salesman[=that idiotic salesman]
4. t had long been something of a mystery where, and on what, the northern fur seals of the eastern Pacific feed during the winter, when they spend off the coast of North America from California to Alaska.
Q) Is "of" in "something of a mystery" in #4 the same type as #1,2 and 3?
I have no idea how "something of a mystery" is rephrased or how it is interpreted.
2. a mountain of a wave[=a mountainous wave]
3. that idiot of a salesman[=that idiotic salesman]
4. t had long been something of a mystery where, and on what, the northern fur seals of the eastern Pacific feed during the winter, when they spend off the coast of North America from California to Alaska.
Q) Is "of" in "something of a mystery" in #4 the same type as #1,2 and 3?
I have no idea how "something of a mystery" is rephrased or how it is interpreted.
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I believe, "something of a mystery" is an idiom. It might instead be written, "somewhat mysterious"; but that implies more than is intended.
- I believe, "something of a mystery" is an idiom.
- It might instead be written, "somewhat mysterious"; but that implies more than is intended.
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I believe, "something of a mystery" is an idiom.
It might instead be written, "somewhat mysterious"; but that implies more than is intended.
It might instead be written, "somewhat mysterious"; but that implies more than is intended.
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