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Trần Nghĩa Sơn Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

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Have any difference between " full through" and " come round" phrasal verb ?
I meet a question like this :
It's a serious operation for a woman as old as my grandmother. She's very frail. I hope she ...
a. pulls through
b.comes round
Finally,the key is a !

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When used about a person's recovery, "come round" means "wake up from unconsciousness". In your context, "I hope she comes round" appears to be talking about the lady waking up after being anaesthetised. It is not impossible, but seems too specific in the context.

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  • When used about a person's recovery, "come round" means "wake up from unconsciousness".
  • In your context, "I hope she comes round" appears to be talking about the lady waking up after being anaesthetised.
  • It is not impossible, but seems too specific in the context.
  • "pulls through" means "recovers" in a more general sense of surviving the operation.
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When used about a person's recovery, "come round" means "wake up from unconsciousness". In your context, "I hope she comes round" appears to be talking about the lady waking up after being anaesthetised. It is not impossible, but seems too specific in the context. "pulls through" means "recovers" in a more general sense of surviving the operation.

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