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Ryotaro Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Effrots must be doubled

Hi,

What does the phrase "Efforts must be doubled" mean?

When do you use it?

thanks,

Ryo
  

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It means 'we/you/they must try twice as hard'. It is more formal than my paraphrase.

  • It means 'we/you/they must try twice as hard'.
  • It is more formal than my paraphrase.
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It means 'we/you/they must try twice as hard'. It is more formal than my paraphrase.
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Hi,

What does the phrase "Efforts must be doubled" mean? You must try twice as hard.

When do you use it? I don't. I'd probably say 'You have to try much harder'.

There is a word 'redouble', which means intensify, eg 'Efforts must be redoubled'. It's not a co

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