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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

Antonia: junk drawers

Hello!

Can you please help me with the following?

1) She gave a condescending look. (disapproving? or contemptuous?)

2) junk drawers (I googled it and there came drawers full of small parts of tools)

3) She had taken the time to check. to take the time to do sth?

Thank you
  

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Hi Antonia, 1) She gave a condescending look . (disapproving? ) No.

  • Hi Antonia, 1) She gave a condescending look .
  • (disapproving?
  • ) No.
  • The idea is that she thinks she is better than you, and she shows this thought in her look.
  • 2) junk drawers (I googled it and there came drawers full of small parts of tools) It's not a standard term, it just refers to drawers that you keep junk in.
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Hi Antonia,

1) She gave a condescending look. (disapproving? or contemptuous?) No. The idea is that she thinks she is better than you, and she shows this thought in her look.

2) junk drawers (I googled it and there came drawers full of small parts of tools) It's not a standard ter
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Hi Clive,

so, is 1 actually the kind of look that snob would give?

Thank you for everything
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Hi,

Yes, simply put. Clive

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