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Itasan Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
high threshold
We use the Japanese equivalent of 'the threshold is high', meaning
'feel uneasy to visit (somebody)'.
Say Mr. A owes Mr. B some money. Mr. A would not particularly like
to visit Mr. B unless he is returning the money to him. Also, say
you have not attended the annual meetings of old classmates for
years, it requires some courage to go there.
"I want to go there, but the threshold is high."
I wonder if there is such a figurative expression in English.
Thank you.
'feel uneasy to visit (somebody)'.
Say Mr. A owes Mr. B some money. Mr. A would not particularly like
to visit Mr. B unless he is returning the money to him. Also, say
you have not attended the annual meetings of old classmates for
years, it requires some courage to go there.
"I want to go there, but the threshold is high."
I wonder if there is such a figurative expression in English.
Thank you.
Top answer
to avoid the place like the plague:) to give the neighborhood a wide berth. to keep away from sy's place i can not call to mind anything else. they are all similar in meaning.
- to avoid the place like the plague:) to give the neighborhood a wide berth.
- to keep away from sy's place i can not call to mind anything else.
- they are all similar in meaning.
- inchoate
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to avoid the place like the plague:)
to give the neighborhood a wide berth.
to keep away from sy's place
i can not call to mind anything else.
they are all similar in meaning.
inchoate
to give the neighborhood a wide berth.
to keep away from sy's place
i can not call to mind anything else.
they are all similar in meaning.
inchoate
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