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Mitsuo23 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Down to a day.
Hello, excuse me for reposting this thread. Somehow I got no reply.
Would you explain what kind of grammar the underlined part is?
I was down to a day and a half a week when Valencia called a mover to cart a load of furniture to an apartment she'd rented for one of the deadbeats.
Thank you,
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Would you explain what kind of grammar the underlined part is?
I was down to a day and a half a week when Valencia called a mover to cart a load of furniture to an apartment she'd rented for one of the deadbeats.
Thank you,
m
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" To be down to X describes your supply of something. It's getting very low. I was down to my last dime/cigarette/clean shirt.
- " To be down to X describes your supply of something.
- It's getting very low.
- I was down to my last dime/cigarette/clean shirt.
- I was down to three options.
- A day and a half in this particular case probably describes the typical number of days he was able to find work.
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mitsuwao23I was down to a day and a half a weekI'd call it a string of idioms, or "fixed expressions."
To be down to X describes your supply of something. It's getting very low.
I was down to my last dime/cigarette/clean shirt. I was down to three options.
A day and a half in this particula
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Hi Avangi,
Thank you for the detailed explanation. That'll fit in the context.
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Thank you for the detailed explanation. That'll fit in the context.
m
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