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Newguest Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Cool a hand/wasted on

Hi

A certan man rescued one guy who was seriously ill.

The next day people in town talked about his heroics.

Cool a hand as I ever seen someone repeated over and over, referring to that guy.

A true American hero, said one lady. She added in a lower tone while talking with a girlfriend of hers, "Too bad it was wasted on Willie Coombs.

1. Does the first one mean that he had very cool/calm hands while he was helping this ill guy?

2. Does it mean something like: It's a pity he wasted his time on someone like Willie Coombs.
  

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Hello Newguest 1. Does the first one mean that he had very cool/calm hands while he was helping this ill guy? Not really it means that he was very calm about the procedure and did not panic.

— LouiseT

  • Hello Newguest 1.
  • Does the first one mean that he had very cool/calm hands while he was helping this ill guy?
  • Not really it means that he was very calm about the procedure and did not panic.
  • Newguest 2.
  • Does it mean something like: It's a pity he wasted his time on someone like Willie Coombs.
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Hello
Newguest1. Does the first one mean that he had very cool/calm hands while he was helping this ill guy?
Not really it means that he was very calm about the procedure and did not panic.
Newguest2. Does it mean something like: It's a pity he wasted his time on someone like Willie Coombs.
Yes. The lady evidently feels that
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