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Sarunnio Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Get on tv
From the sentence below, does "getting on TV" mean "to take part in a TV show"?
Detractions have come not from the rules of the game but from those that don't believe the game plays well on television because of the longer racks. The thinking goes that pool already has a hard enough time getting on TV, and that a slower game like 10 ball isn't going to help attract the kind of mass audience the sport needs to grow.
Detractions have come not from the rules of the game but from those that don't believe the game plays well on television because of the longer racks. The thinking goes that pool already has a hard enough time getting on TV, and that a slower game like 10 ball isn't going to help attract the kind of mass audience the sport needs to grow.
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getting on ... = succeeding in being chosen to be on ... Compare: Many young men want to get on the swim team, but few are good enough to be chosen.
- getting on ...
- = succeeding in being chosen to be on ...
- Compare: Many young men want to get on the swim team, but few are good enough to be chosen.
- Very few people got on the president's guest list this year because of budget cuts.
- CJ
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getting on ... = succeeding in being chosen to be on ...
Compare:
Many young men want to get on the swim team, but few are good enough to be chosen.
Very few people got on the president's guest list this year because of budget cuts.
CJ
Compare:
Many young men want to get on the swim team, but few are good enough to be chosen.
Very few people got on the president's guest list this year because of budget cuts.
CJ
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