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Mr. Tom Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary

Batten down the hatches

Hi

I often see the idiom batten down the hatches without the word down -- something like this:

We are battening our hatches for a storm tomorrow.

Do you think the idiom can be tampered with this way?

Thanks,

Tom

  

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Mr. Do you think the idiom can be tampered with this way? Yes.

— Mister Micawber

  • Mr.
  • Do you think the idiom can be tampered with this way?
  • Yes.
  • 'Down' is optional nowadays, though not so common.
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Mr. TomI often see the idiom batten down the hatches without the word down -- something like this:We are battening our hatches for a storm tomorrow.Do you think the idiom can be tampered with this way?

Yes. 'Down' is optional nowadays, though not so common.

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