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Mr. Tom Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
I must have out...
Hi
Could you please shed some light on the use of "out" in this sentence? Is it noun here?
I was on the verge of a nervous break-down; I knew I must have out.
Thanks,
Tom
Could you please shed some light on the use of "out" in this sentence? Is it noun here?
I was on the verge of a nervous break-down; I knew I must have out.
Thanks,
Tom
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What's the context? With no context, that means nothing to me. Is it part of a longer sentence?
- What's the context?
- With no context, that means nothing to me.
- Is it part of a longer sentence?
- Clive
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What's the context? With no context, that means nothing to me.
Is it part of a longer sentence?
Clive
Is it part of a longer sentence?
Clive
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I would call 'out' adverbial in what is really an informal, idiomatic phrasal verb meaning 'escape'.
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Thanks, MM!
Clive, I don't remember the exact dialogue but it was definitely something like this.
(a woman is talking about her dead husband who she had looked after when he was gravely ill.)
Woman to her friend: "In his battle for life, everything else became secondary, and my needs were never considered...He became addicted to pain killers and ...Seven years passed an
Clive, I don't remember the exact dialogue but it was definitely something like this.
(a woman is talking about her dead husband who she had looked after when he was gravely ill.)
Woman to her friend: "In his battle for life, everything else became secondary, and my needs were never considered...He became addicted to pain killers and ...Seven years passed an
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Tom, I'm also not sure about what it might mean, and I don't know how I would translate it into my native language, Portuguese, a technique that could normally help me.
However, I think that, in this context, it probably means something like she decided she had to give up on looking after her husband, or at least make a pause, because she was getting nervous, and near a breakdown.
However, I think that, in this context, it probably means something like she decided she had to give up on looking after her husband, or at least make a pause, because she was getting nervous, and near a breakdown.
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I see nothing else in the passage that indicates any unusual use of language.
When you say 'it was something like this', where did you get t from? Is there any chance of mis-hearing, or of a typo?
Clive
When you say 'it was something like this', where did you get t from? Is there any chance of mis-hearing, or of a typo?
Clive
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I hope I am not flogging a dead horse.
...but is it possible that the use of "must have out" is the "warped version" (created by a non-native speaker) of the use mentioned in the following link?
I want out -- this relationship is stifling me.
...but is it possible that the use of "must have out" is the "warped version" (created by a non-native speaker) of the use mentioned in the following link?
I want out -- this relationship is stifling me.
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