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Tinanam0102 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

hold it against

Hi teachers,

1. "give it a shot" is an idiom but is 'it' a pronoun in this phrase?
2. 'I haven't never danced salsa before, but I'll give it a shot'. Is 'it' a pronoun modifying the preceding sentence?
3. Can you give me an example of 'hold it against' and does it always have to be 'against me, him, them, us, her or it'? Can it be 'hold it against something'

Thanks
TN
  

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tinanam0102 1. "give it a shot" is an idiom but is 'it' a pronoun in this phrase? 2.

— CalifJim

  • tinanam0102 1.
  • "give it a shot" is an idiom but is 'it' a pronoun in this phrase?
  • 2.
  • 'I haven't never danced salsa before, but I'll give it a shot'.
  • Is 'it' a pronoun modifying the preceding sentence?
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tinanam01021. "give it a shot" is an idiom but is 'it' a pronoun in this phrase? 2. 'I haven't never danced salsa before, but I'll give it a shot'. Is 'it' a pronoun modifying the preceding sentence?
Yes, yes, but "modifying" isn't the right word. 'it' is a pronoun that refersto the preceding sentence.
tinanam0102an example of '
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I can't resist quoting the old Country-Western song:
Emotion: music"If I said you had a beautiful body, would you hold it against me?"
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khoffIf I said you had a beautiful body, would you hold it against me?
Of course. And how did you know?
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Hi CalifJim, hi knoff,

Would you tell me if you have ever used, 'give them a shot' to mean 'give it a shot'? But it sounds like 'you are giving a bunch of people injections', which is not the same idea as 'give it a shot'.

Does it mean even though you have 'plural forms' in the preceding sentence, you still use 'it' if it's an idiom? (as in CalifJim's 'hold it against you' exam
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tinanam0102Would you tell me if you have ever used, 'give them a shot' to mean 'give it a shot'?
No. Just 'give ita shot'.
tinanam0102even though you have 'plural forms' in the preceding sentence, you still use 'it' if it's an idiom?
Right.

CJ
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