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Hasibul Alam Posted 6 years ago
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Can not understand the use of this phrase "Now down to the two of us"
“Bracing my hands against the backrests, I make my way to the front of the shifting bus.Now down to the two of us, Jessica and me, the whole thing changed pretty fast. The talks became chitchat and not much more.”
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(for a group) to be down to (a number) : Everyone else in the group has gone. Only (a certain number) of people remain in the group. We started with a party of seven.
- (for a group) to be down to (a number) : Everyone else in the group has gone.
- Only (a certain number) of people remain in the group.
- We started with a party of seven.
- Four have gone home.
- There are only three of us left.
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(for a group) to be down to (a number): Everyone else in the group has gone. Only (a certain number) of people remain in the group.
We started with a party of seven. Four have gone home.
There are only three of us left. = We are down to three.
Now down to the two of us = Now that only two of us in the group remain
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