For all its craft
For all its craft and calmness, the partnership was in many ways an exhibition of what Sri Lanka ought to have done in their chase against South Africa, where they threw their game away after motoring along to 92 for 1. T
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Is "for all its craft and calmness," a prepositional phrase describing "partnership"?
Which meaning of "for" is used here?
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"For all X, Y" is normally an idiomatic pattern meaning that Y happens despite X. That doesn't seem to be the intended meaning here. " is misused or at least confusingly used.
- "For all X, Y" is normally an idiomatic pattern meaning that Y happens despite X.
- That doesn't seem to be the intended meaning here.
- " is misused or at least confusingly used.
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"For all X, Y" is normally an idiomatic pattern meaning that Y happens despite X. That doesn't seem to be the intended meaning here. I would say that "For all ..." is misused or at least confusingly used.
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