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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
Antonia: as good as her word
Hello,
Can you please help me with these:
1) Jeffrey prayed that woman was as good as her word.
2) She went south. (died?)
3) front porch (are there front and back porch or is it a fronch in front of the house? I was never quite sure about this expression)
4) hot pain in his eyes (what kind of pain is it?)
5) He let this slide (pretended that he did not hear or let it go)
Thank you
Can you please help me with these:
1) Jeffrey prayed that woman was as good as her word.
2) She went south. (died?)
3) front porch (are there front and back porch or is it a fronch in front of the house? I was never quite sure about this expression)
4) hot pain in his eyes (what kind of pain is it?)
5) He let this slide (pretended that he did not hear or let it go)
Thank you
Top answer
1) Jeffrey prayed that woman was as good as her word. This means that Jeffrey hoped the woman was reliable/trustworthy. 2) She went south .
- 1) Jeffrey prayed that woman was as good as her word.
- This means that Jeffrey hoped the woman was reliable/trustworthy.
- 2) She went south .
- ) She could literally have went somewhere in a southern direction or her physical condition could have deteriorated...
- It's impossible to say without context.
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1) Jeffrey prayed that woman was as good as her word.
This means that Jeffrey hoped the woman was reliable/trustworthy.
2) She went south. (died?)
She could literally have went somewhere in a southern direction or her physical condition could have deteriorated... It's impossible to say without context.
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This means that Jeffrey hoped the woman was reliable/trustworthy.
2) She went south. (died?)
She could literally have went somewhere in a southern direction or her physical condition could have deteriorated... It's impossible to say without context.
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Thanks Erin,
2) She did die in the text. Any other meaning seems awkard.
p.s. Fronch was, of course, a typo, (although it could be a word in English, it sounds good)
Thank you
2) She did die in the text. Any other meaning seems awkard.
p.s. Fronch was, of course, a typo, (although it could be a word in English, it sounds good)
Thank you
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go south
Deteriorate or decline, as in The stock market is headed south again. This expression is generally thought to allude to compasses and two-dimensional maps where north is up and south is down. However, among some Native Americans, the term was a euphemism for dying, and possibly this sense led to the present u
Deteriorate or decline, as in The stock market is headed south again. This expression is generally thought to allude to compasses and two-dimensional maps where north is up and south is down. However, among some Native Americans, the term was a euphemism for dying, and possibly this sense led to the present u
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Hi,
Thank you very much. The character who went south actually shot herself in the head. Perhaps the meaning is decompose
Thank you very much. The character who went south actually shot herself in the head. Perhaps the meaning is decompose
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It is, if you like thrillers like Patrica Cornwell's. You should read it.
Personally, I prefer something completely different, like David Lodge's novels.
Personally, I prefer something completely different, like David Lodge's novels.
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P. C. is quite good... I've read all her thrillers. Yet I prefer those before "the last precinct".
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