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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Going at someone

A guy provoked me so my friends held me back from going at him.

Is this sentence correct? Could it be more natural?

Does "going at him" mean attacking him?

  

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anonymous Does "going at him" mean attacking him? Yes, but it's not specific what kind of attack is involved. It could be a physical attack or a verbal attack.

  • anonymous Does "going at him" mean attacking him?
  • Yes, but it's not specific what kind of attack is involved.
  • It could be a physical attack or a verbal attack.
  • If your friends had to hold you back, it was almost certainly a physical attack.
  • anonymous A guy provoked me so my friends held me back from going at him.
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anonymousDoes "going at him" mean attacking him?

Yes, but it's not specific what kind of attack is involved. It could be a physical attack or a verbal attack. If your friends had to hold you back, it was almost certainly a physical attack.

anonymousA guy provoked me so my friends held me back from going at him.

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