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Messier42 Posted 13 years ago
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Can I say it like this?
My friend went to a shop. He was supposed to buy a tooth brush. But he did not buy it.
In this situation,
Can I say that
' Did it not dawn on you that you should buy the tooth brush?'
'Did it not come across your mind that 'you should buy the tooth brush?'
In this situation,
Can I say that
' Did it not dawn on you that you should buy the tooth brush?'
'Did it not come across your mind that 'you should buy the tooth brush?'
Top answer
toothbrush Did it not dawn on you that you should buy the toothbrush? That is possible, but "dawn" is more like the first time. " Did it not come across your mind that you should buy the toothbrush?
- toothbrush Did it not dawn on you that you should buy the toothbrush?
- That is possible, but "dawn" is more like the first time.
- " Did it not come across your mind that you should buy the toothbrush?
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Did it not dawn on you that you should buy the toothbrush? That is possible, but "dawn" is more like the first time. I would probably use "occur": "Did it not occur to you that you should buy the toothbrush?"
Did it not come across your mind that you should buy the toot
Did it not dawn on you that you should buy the toothbrush? That is possible, but "dawn" is more like the first time. I would probably use "occur": "Did it not occur to you that you should buy the toothbrush?"
Did it not come across your mind that you should buy the toot
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messier42He was supposed to buy a tooth brush. But he did not buy it.Then he forgot to buy it.
The idiom "dawn on" is not used for simple forgetting. It's used when talking about that moment when someone puts facts together to draw a conclusion, especially in a social situation. "dawn on" is closer to "realize".
Didn't it dawn on you that
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