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Flowersa Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Gun-shy and hedged
Hi guys ... I still didn't understand properly these two words "Gun-shy" and "Hedged" ...
"Having advised against her Senate run, Carville was
feeling a little gun-shy, so the counsel he offered was
hedged"
"Having advised against her Senate run, Carville was
feeling a little gun-shy, so the counsel he offered was
hedged"
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gun-shy = extremely wary/cautious "hedge" = avoid to give a clear and definitive answer Carville advise her not to run for the Senate but his arguments weren't convincing (feeling gun-shy) so she didn't make it clear that she would accept his counsel (advice).
- gun-shy = extremely wary/cautious "hedge" = avoid to give a clear and definitive answer Carville advise her not to run for the Senate but his arguments weren't convincing (feeling gun-shy) so she didn't make it clear that she would accept his counsel (advice).
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gun-shy = extremely wary/cautious
"hedge" = avoid to give a clear and definitive answer
Carville advise her not to run for the Senate but his arguments weren't convincing (feeling gun-shy) so she didn't make it clear that she would accept his counsel (advice).
"hedge" = avoid to give a clear and definitive answer
Carville advise her not to run for the Senate but his arguments weren't convincing (feeling gun-shy) so she didn't make it clear that she would accept his counsel (advice).
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