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Sundarnaz Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Emma, Chapter 27
Frank Churchill
"Me! I should be quite in the way. But, perhaps__I may be equally in the way here. Miss Woodhouse looks as if she did not want me."
Mr. Frank is pretending not to intended to go to Miss Bates though he was. But what does he mean to say "in the way" here? Please explain the text?
Thanks
"Me! I should be quite in the way. But, perhaps__I may be equally in the way here. Miss Woodhouse looks as if she did not want me."
Mr. Frank is pretending not to intended to go to Miss Bates though he was. But what does he mean to say "in the way" here? Please explain the text?
Thanks
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'in the way' = bothersome, an impediment
- 'in the way' = bothersome, an impediment
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R/Sir the given meaning made the meaning of the text more obscure.
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If someone (or something) is "in the way" it means that just by being there they make it harder for everyone else to do what they need to do.
Think of "the way" as meaning "the road". Now imagine that an elephant has decided to sit in the middle of the road. The elephant is not trying to stop anyone, but everyone has to go around the elephant, and so he is a nuisance- because he's "in the way
Think of "the way" as meaning "the road". Now imagine that an elephant has decided to sit in the middle of the road. The elephant is not trying to stop anyone, but everyone has to go around the elephant, and so he is a nuisance- because he's "in the way
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Okay! I got the meaning. Mr Frank thinks that joining either of the lady will make it difficult for them to accomplish their task.
Thank you so much whoever you are.
Thank you so much whoever you are.
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