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User_gary Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Hold you back
Did you have a rivalry?
It was very stiff competition. Both of us came from the same guru, Mr Balachander. So, even if we had that look in our eyes, Mr Balachander would shout it down.
Whatever you did in Hindi cinema turned to gold. Ek Duujey Ke Liye was a cult movie, yet Mumbai was not able to hold you back. They were making films very slowly in Mumbai then and I am used to a pace which would take me ahead and teach me a lot. You are not stuck in one place.
Could you please explain to me what "hold back" means in this context?
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This sounds like an interview. It would be helpful if you would label the speakers instead of just running it all together. Mumbai was not able to hold you back.
- This sounds like an interview.
- It would be helpful if you would label the speakers instead of just running it all together.
- Mumbai was not able to hold you back.
- The use of "not able" implies there was a deliberate attempt to hold him back, but Mumbai is a city, is it not?
- To hold someone back is to impede his progress - to stand in his way - to slow him down.
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This sounds like an interview. It would be helpful if you would label the speakers instead of just running it all together.
Mumbai was not able to hold you back.
The use of "not able" implies there was a deliberate attempt to hold him back, but Mumbai is a city, is it not?
To hold someone back is to impede his progress - to stand in his way - to slow him
Mumbai was not able to hold you back.
The use of "not able" implies there was a deliberate attempt to hold him back, but Mumbai is a city, is it not?
To hold someone back is to impede his progress - to stand in his way - to slow him
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Thank you Avangi.
Yes "Mumbai" is a city.
BTW: I can't understand what you mean by "if you would label the speakers instead of just running it all together". Particularly "run it all together." And I wonder if you mean I want to mention the names of two speakers by "label the speakers".
Yes "Mumbai" is a city.
BTW: I can't understand what you mean by "if you would label the speakers instead of just running it all together". Particularly "run it all together." And I wonder if you mean I want to mention the names of two speakers by "label the speakers".
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Sorry. I can see now that it's a narrative. On first reading it seemed like a dialog - questions and answers. The use of "you" threw me off.
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