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Dvdart Posted 17 years ago
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"be above doing something"what is that mean?
I saw the sentence in an article:"It was enough to be in the presence of this great anchor I so admired, and to realize he was not above having a beer at the end of a very long broadcast with low-level support people"
But I don't know what the bold-faced phrase mean?Thanks...
But I don't know what the bold-faced phrase mean?Thanks...
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s=above&gwp=13 : Too honorable to bend to: I am above petty intrigue.
- s=above&gwp=13 : Too honorable to bend to: I am above petty intrigue.
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He didn't think himself superior to "low-level support people."
As in this definition from http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?s=above&gwp=13: Too honorable to bend to: I am above petty intrigue.
As in this definition from http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?s=above&gwp=13: Too honorable to bend to: I am above petty intrigue.
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dvdart... to realize he was not above having a beer at the end of ...... to realize that he was not too proud to have a beer at the end of ...
... to realize that he did not think himself too important to have a beer at the end of ...
... to realize that he did not think that he was so special that he could not have a beer at the end of ...
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