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Maple Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
hold out (for)
What does hold out (for) in the following three sentences?
1) But an unusually stormy transition from spring toward summer that year held out little hope that there would be a suitable break in the weather.
2) Son and father, together, had saved the day - he by holding out for something he enjoyed and I by having the sense, finally, to realize that he was right, and to let go of my dream of how things should be.
3) The strikers held out for a raise of fifty cents and hour.
My comprehension: 1) perserved 3) brought forward and stuck on
I have no idea about 2). Could you please paraphrase 2) for me?
A lot of Thanks in advance!
1) But an unusually stormy transition from spring toward summer that year held out little hope that there would be a suitable break in the weather.
2) Son and father, together, had saved the day - he by holding out for something he enjoyed and I by having the sense, finally, to realize that he was right, and to let go of my dream of how things should be.
3) The strikers held out for a raise of fifty cents and hour.
My comprehension: 1) perserved 3) brought forward and stuck on
I have no idea about 2). Could you please paraphrase 2) for me?
A lot of Thanks in advance!
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Hi, What does hold out (for) in the following three sentences? 1) But an unusually stormy transition from spring toward summer that year held out offered little hope that there would be a suitable break in the weather. 2) Son and father, together, had saved the day - he by holding out for insisting on something and refusing to compromise something he enjoyed and I by having the sense, finally, to realize that he was right, and to let go of my dream of how things should be.
- Hi, What does hold out (for) in the following three sentences?
- 1) But an unusually stormy transition from spring toward summer that year held out offered little hope that there would be a suitable break in the weather.
- 2) Son and father, together, had saved the day - he by holding out for insisting on something and refusing to compromise something he enjoyed and I by having the sense, finally, to realize that he was right, and to let go of my dream of how things should be.
- 3) The strikers held out for same as number 2 a raise of fifty cents an hour.
- My comprehension: 1) perserved 3) brought forward and stuck on I have no idea about 2).
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Hi,
What does hold out (for) in the following three sentences?
1) But an unusually stormy transition from spring toward summer that year held out offered little hope that there would be a suitable break in the weather.
What does hold out (for) in the following three sentences?
1) But an unusually stormy transition from spring toward summer that year held out offered little hope that there would be a suitable break in the weather.
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Thank you, Clive, for your extremely helpful answer!
Best Regards!
Maple
Best Regards!
Maple
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