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MeggPhaggSioux Posted 15 years ago
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Age (By) A Few Years
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"You haven't aged a day since I saw you last!"
But according to entry 1a of the dictionary, "age" is an intransitive verb. So shouldn't "aged a day" be "aged by a day", since the usage of "aged a day" suggests transitiveness?
"You haven't aged a day since I saw you last!"
But according to entry 1a of the dictionary, "age" is an intransitive verb. So shouldn't "aged a day" be "aged by a day", since the usage of "aged a day" suggests transitiveness?
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Hi, 'You haven't aged a day ' is a fixed and idiomatic expression. Clive
- Hi, 'You haven't aged a day ' is a fixed and idiomatic expression.
- Clive
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Then, are the following fixed and idiomatic expressions?
"After a week of hard work, he looked like he had aged a year."
"A president ages two years for every year in office."
"After a week of hard work, he looked like he had aged a year."
"A president ages two years for every year in office."
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Age - can be used both transitively and intranstitively. For people, "age" cannot be used passively. We can only say "she ages well for her age", not she is aged welll".
Having said that, we can say: This wine is aged for seventeen months in French oak barrels, ...
Having said that, we can say: This wine is aged for seventeen months in French oak barrels, ...
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Hi,
Then, are the following fixed and idiomatic expressions?
"After a week of hard work, he looked like he had aged a year."
"A president ages two years for every year in office."
Yes, the idea is that it is a fix
Then, are the following fixed and idiomatic expressions?
"After a week of hard work, he looked like he had aged a year."
"A president ages two years for every year in office."
Yes, the idea is that it is a fix
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