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Kook j Posted 15 years ago
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''Conventional wisdom has it that riots only ever happen in the cities.''
Does above mean
''Conventional wisdom has prevented riots from spreading outside of the cities.'' ?
Thank you in advance.
Does above mean
''Conventional wisdom has prevented riots from spreading outside of the cities.'' ?
Thank you in advance.
Top answer
No. 'To have it that' is a fixed phrase meaning 'to state, promulgate, believe, insist, etc'. Conventional wisdom insists that riots only ever happen in the cities.
- No.
- 'To have it that' is a fixed phrase meaning 'to state, promulgate, believe, insist, etc'.
- Conventional wisdom insists that riots only ever happen in the cities.
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No. 'To have it that' is a fixed phrase meaning 'to state, promulgate, believe, insist, etc'.
Conventional wisdom insists that riots only ever happen in the cities.
Conventional wisdom insists that riots only ever happen in the cities.
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