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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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If anything

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It's used to say that there may be nothing at all and often to minimize the importance of what is there. When you open the old locked trunk in the attic, if anything, you'll probably find moth-eaten clothing. That is, the trunk may be entirely empty, and if it's not, what's there is probably not much.

  • It's used to say that there may be nothing at all and often to minimize the importance of what is there.
  • When you open the old locked trunk in the attic, if anything, you'll probably find moth-eaten clothing.
  • That is, the trunk may be entirely empty, and if it's not, what's there is probably not much.
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It's used to say that there may be nothing at all and often to minimize the importance of what is there.

When you open the old locked trunk in the attic, if anything, you'll probably find moth-eaten clothing.

That is, the trunk may be entirely empty, and if it's not, what's there is probably not much.

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