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Napoleonponapa Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Hide and cover ( Confused words)
1) Run for cover! it is dangerous.
2) Run for hidding! it is dangerous.
Which one is the idiomatic words , " run for cover or run for hidding"?
thanks
2) Run for hidding! it is dangerous.
Which one is the idiomatic words , " run for cover or run for hidding"?
thanks
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I have never heard #2. There is a verb - to hide. Here is an example: He is in his hiding place.
- I have never heard #2.
- There is a verb - to hide.
- Here is an example: He is in his hiding place.
- The rabbit hides under the bushes so that the eagles and hawks will not see him.
- #1 - Run for cover!
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I have never heard #2. There is a verb - to hide.
Here is an example: He is in his hiding place.
The rabbit hides under the bushes so that the eagles and hawks will not see him.
#1 - Run for cover!
Can be shouted when it starts to rain very hard, or when bullets start flying thick and fast.
It means "Find some shelter, quickly!"
Here is an example: He is in his hiding place.
The rabbit hides under the bushes so that the eagles and hawks will not see him.
#1 - Run for cover!
Can be shouted when it starts to rain very hard, or when bullets start flying thick and fast.
It means "Find some shelter, quickly!"
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