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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

Antonia. bring one's centre back

Hello,

Can you please tell me what does it mean:

1. sweating brought her center back?

2. What kind of games are ''picked up games"?

3. She answered, keying into what he was saying.

Thank you for your answers
  

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1. " As far as I know, this phrase is not idiomatic to American English. 2.

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  • " As far as I know, this phrase is not idiomatic to American English.
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  • 'Picked-up games' should be the past-tense of the more common 'pick-up games,' which are games or sports in which there is improvised recruitment.
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1. This is an illogical sentence, but it is possible to assume it means "sweating refreshed her" or "sweating returned her to her original self." As far as I know, this phrase is not idiomatic to American English.

2. 'Picked-up games' should be the past-tense of the more common 'pick-up games,' which are games or sports in which there is improvised recruitment.

3. 'Keying into' m
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Thank you Archaic.

If I undertand you right, pick-up games are like improvised games, for instance like those questions and answers games?(Knock, knock..Who's there?...)

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