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Mr. Tom Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

Idiom: Depend upon it...

Hi

I have often seen the idiom 'depend upon it' in Jane Austen's novels, especially as a colloquial phrase. I want to know if the idiom still exists and hasn't lost its popularity (journeying through the intricate mazes of the last two centuries.)

Depend up it = you can be certain

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/you-can-depend-on-upon-it

Thanks,

Tom
  

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Mr. Tom Depend up on it = you can be certain I recall Mr. Trump using it frequently, especially as a tag line, when he wants to convince people to believe his outrageous promises or outright lies.

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Mr. TomDepend upon it = you can be certain
I recall Mr. Trump using it frequently, especially as a tag line, when he wants to convince people to believe his outrageous promises or outright lies.
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Thanks, AStars.

So it's not used these days by native speakers?

Tom

Edit:

PS: For a moment I thought that you were talking about some character (Mr. Trump) in one of her novels -- It took some time to sink in that you were referring to...
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Mr. Trump is a native speaker.
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... and a fine example of a man who uses the language accurately and eloquently.

Emotion: wink
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