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User_gary Posted 16 years ago
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Down to get to me
He tried to smash the door down to get to me.
Could you please explain to me the emboldened parts?
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Could you please explain to me the emboldened parts?
Source : http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=74870&dict=CALD&topic=tennis-and-racket-sports
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He tried to smash the door down = Hit the door hard enough to knock it down, not just open to get to me = for the purpose of getting to where I was.
- He tried to smash the door down = Hit the door hard enough to knock it down, not just open to get to me = for the purpose of getting to where I was.
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He tried to smash the door down = Hit the door hard enough to knock it down, not just open
to get to me = for the purpose of getting to where I was.
to get to me = for the purpose of getting to where I was.
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Thank you Grammar Greek.
I'm confused with meaning of "getting to" in this context as well.
I guess it means "reaching to" and so the whole sentence means "He tried to knock the door down so that it can hit me (who was sitting near the door).
I'm confused with meaning of "getting to" in this context as well.
I guess it means "reaching to" and so the whole sentence means "He tried to knock the door down so that it can hit me (who was sitting near the door).
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