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Successor Posted 17 years ago
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For the best part of an hour
Hello,
please tell me if there are any other words which could be used instead of the word 'best' in the sentence below. I guess the phrase "for the best part" is a fixed phrase, i.e. an idiom and no other alternatives (such as most or great) exist. Thank you for your answers!
I must have been in the cold water for the best part of an hour till a fishing boat came to my rescue.
please tell me if there are any other words which could be used instead of the word 'best' in the sentence below. I guess the phrase "for the best part" is a fixed phrase, i.e. an idiom and no other alternatives (such as most or great) exist. Thank you for your answers!
I must have been in the cold water for the best part of an hour till a fishing boat came to my rescue.
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'Better' also works. The fixed phrase is the best / the better part of ....
- 'Better' also works.
- The fixed phrase is the best / the better part of ....
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'Better' also works. The fixed phrase is the best / the better part of ......
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