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Vts nair Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

At least put forth a semblance of effort when you scrub the floor?

Does anybody help me to understand the meaning of above sentence?
  

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"You are doing such a poor job of cleaning the floor that it appears you are not even trying to get it clean. "

  • "You are doing such a poor job of cleaning the floor that it appears you are not even trying to get it clean.
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"You are doing such a poor job of cleaning the floor that it appears you are not even trying to get it clean. You should at least act as though you are trying to get the floor clean when you scrub it."
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It is a sarcastic remark to someone who is doing a very bad job.

At least try to give the impression that you are scrubbing the floor.
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Does this also gives same meaning - At least shows a semblance of effort when you scrub the floor.
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At least show a semblance of effort when you scrub the floor. - Yes.

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