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Antonia Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
Help!
Can you give me a synonym or at least an explanation of:
a) They were BUTTING their HEADS over something
b) She was feeling PUT ON her GUARD?
Thanks
a) They were BUTTING their HEADS over something
b) She was feeling PUT ON her GUARD?
Thanks
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Hello, Antonia! / something; depending on what the "something" is, it can be real or abstract b) she felt something was wrong, so it made her very cautious.
- Hello, Antonia!
- / something; depending on what the "something" is, it can be real or abstract b) she felt something was wrong, so it made her very cautious.
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Hello, Antonia!
a) to ****: to strike, thrust or shove against, often with head or horns; "He butted his sister out of the way." > they were thrusting their heads over/against?/ something; depending on what the "something" is, it can be real or abstract
b) she felt something was wrong, so it made her very cautious.
a) to ****: to strike, thrust or shove against, often with head or horns; "He butted his sister out of the way." > they were thrusting their heads over/against?/ something; depending on what the "something" is, it can be real or abstract
b) she felt something was wrong, so it made her very cautious.
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Further to Pieanne's reply:
'Butting heads' – like two rams fighting.
'Put on her guard' – one duellist says to another, 'en garde!', at the beginning of the bout. If I am 'put on my guard', something has happened to make me wary.
MrP
'Butting heads' – like two rams fighting.
'Put on her guard' – one duellist says to another, 'en garde!', at the beginning of the bout. If I am 'put on my guard', something has happened to make me wary.
MrP
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