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Bvpraveen Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

Clarification : Dubious

Dear Friends,

I know "Dubious" means ambigous, not clear, etc. But, I couldn't make out its meaning in this sentence.

Context : "Inzamam's DUBIOUS record" ( It was the headline in the sports section )

Praveen.
  

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Could I have more context? (I'm not a sports fan, lol) I guess his record was not obvious in some people's minds, must have been controversed/controversial

  • Could I have more context?
  • (I'm not a sports fan, lol) I guess his record was not obvious in some people's minds, must have been controversed/controversial
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Could I have more context? (I'm not a sports fan, lol)
I guess his record was not obvious in some people's minds, must have been controversed/controversial
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His record contains things that are open to doubt, suspicions or speculations?

Just my 2 cents.
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Inzamam has got the highest run outs in the cricket world. Is it the reason?

Can you give me some examples?
Thanks.
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Maybe there was something fishy in his latest match?
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Forgive me Pieanne.

I get doubts from your message itself! What does 'fishy' mean?
Is it "silly"?
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no, "fishy" means "not correct","not right", "controvertial", "not legal"
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"Fishy" is another idiom, Praveen. It means there was something wrong or odd about something.

"He gave me a reason why he was absent from work, but it sounded fishy to me"

Now - a fish doesn't speak; the idiom refers to the smell of fish - if the fish is bad, we can tell by the awful smell.

Here is another idiom: "I smell trouble" - well, you can't really SMELL tro
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Abbie, I understood the meaning of the idiom 'fishy' very well. I never forget its meaning.

Meanwhile, it's hightime I log out (Hurray,I used an idiom correctly!)

Bye for all..................

Praveen.
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I'm back....

I'm browsing from the Lab and since it's raining outside, I can't go to home and I'm forced to continue browsing!
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Where are you? what time is it for you?

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