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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

I had to be cruel to be kind

I know I upset her when I told her to get a haircut, but it was such a mess: I had to be cruel to be kind.

Q. It means I did sth unkind that would benefit her? Then, what the speaker (I) had to tell her?
  

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Anonymous I had to be cruel to be kind. I had to tell her the truth even though it was unpleasant for her to hear it. Anonymous It means I did sth unkind that would benefit her?

  • Anonymous I had to be cruel to be kind.
  • I had to tell her the truth even though it was unpleasant for her to hear it.
  • Anonymous It means I did sth unkind that would benefit her?
  • Yes.
  • Anonymous Then, what the speaker (I) had to tell her?
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AnonymousI had to be cruel to be kind.
I had to tell her the truth even though it was unpleasant for her to hear it.
AnonymousIt means I did sth unkind that would benefit her?
Yes.
AnonymousThen, what the speaker (I) had to tell her?
I don't understand your question. In the example, the s

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