Humble v. weak v. unimportant v. poor
I would like to ask you which of them is correct, correct and idiomatic and have the same meaning with each other. I try to understand words.
1. He came to power from humble circumstances as a poor boy. (the original one)
2. He came to power from weak circumstances as a poor boy.
3. He came to power from unimportant circumstances as a poor boy.
4. He came to power from poor circumstances as a poor boy.
Source: Newbury House
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Top answer
None of those are good. He was born in a poor district. Although his family did not have much money, they were good, hard-working people.
- None of those are good.
- He was born in a poor district.
- Although his family did not have much money, they were good, hard-working people.
- ") He was ambitious.
- He was a natural leader and worked hard to be popular among the people.
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None of those are good.
He was born in a poor district. Although his family did not have much money, they were good, hard-working people. (This situation is called "humble circumstances.")
He was ambitious. He was a natural leader and worked hard to be popular among the people. He was elected president. (He came to power.)
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