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Flowersa Posted 14 years ago
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Fresh out of the hospital
Hi, What is "fresh out" of the hospital ?
"Even in his sick and weary state, Clinton could see the election slipping away.
In late October, fresh out of the hospital, looking pallid and gaunt and sounding winded"
"Even in his sick and weary state, Clinton could see the election slipping away.
In late October, fresh out of the hospital, looking pallid and gaunt and sounding winded"
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Hi A bit tricky. Normally 'fresh out =run out of a supply of (something).. Here, I feel it means he was out of the hospital, exhausted and tired.
- Hi A bit tricky.
- Normally 'fresh out =run out of a supply of (something)..
- Here, I feel it means he was out of the hospital, exhausted and tired.
- Prajwal
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A bit tricky.
Normally 'fresh out =run out of a supply of (something)..
Here, I feel it means he was out of the hospital, exhausted and tired.
Prajwal
A bit tricky.
Normally 'fresh out =run out of a supply of (something)..
Here, I feel it means he was out of the hospital, exhausted and tired.
Prajwal
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In this context, it definitely means that he just got out of the hospital. He may or may not be exhausted or tired, there's nothing in there to imply otherwise. In my experience, though, if you say that someone is 'fresh out of the hospital', they've recovered and are back to good or perfect health. Maybe if they were badly hurt they'd be tired and in some pain, but that's not usually how I've hea
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