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Angliholic Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Gets less of a chance

Everybody does get a chance, but Zinkoff gets less of a chance than the others. He "runs" the second leg of the race-backwards-while-sitting-on-your-rear-end race -- or, as the kids call it, the hiney hop ...

HI,

Does "gets less of a chance" in the above mean "gets less than a chance" or something else? Thanks.

P.S.

Is "hiney hop" in the above equal to "honey hop?" Thanks.
  

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It means that he has less opportunity/possibility of doing something (probably of performing well or winning) than the others do. org/wiki/hiney says it means "buttocks", which would make sense as it involves sitting on your rear end. "hop" would then have the usual meaning.

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  • It means that he has less opportunity/possibility of doing something (probably of performing well or winning) than the others do.
  • org/wiki/hiney says it means "buttocks", which would make sense as it involves sitting on your rear end.
  • "hop" would then have the usual meaning.
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It means that he has less opportunity/possibility of doing something (probably of performing well or winning) than the others do.

I've never heard of "hiney" (it could be AmE only I guess), but http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hiney says it means "buttocks", wh
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AngliholicIs "hiney hop" in the above equal to "honey hop?"
No, no, no!

You can put honey in your tea, but finding a hiney in your tea would be most disturbing!
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