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Book mango 418 Posted 6 years ago
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Fly from their own shadows

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But poorly trained plowboys could not stand up in the open field against professional British troops advancing with bare bayonets. Many of these undisciplined warriors would, in the words of Washington, “fly from their own shadows.’’

The American Pageant by Thomas A. Bailey

Does “fly from their own shadows” mean running away from their own shadows? Does it imply they were coward?

  

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Does “fly from their own shadows” mean running away from their own shadows? Yes Does it imply they were coward s ? Yes

  • Does “fly from their own shadows” mean running away from their own shadows?
  • Yes Does it imply they were coward s ?
  • Yes
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Does “fly from their own shadows” mean running away from their own shadows? Yes

Does it imply they were cowards? Yes

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