I'm not just giving you compliments
Woman: I've been to the hairdresser's.
Man: Well, it really looks terrific.
Woman: Well, I'm still not wearing all my makeup.
Man: You don't need any makeup, Frankie. You look wonderful, just the way you are. I mean
marvelous, stunning, gorgeous.
Woman: flatterer.
Man: Pardon?
Woman: I called you a flatterer. To flatter someone is to keep giving them compliments;
to keep on saying that they look gorgeous and stunning and so on.
Man: Oh, but it is true. It really is true. I'm not just giving you compliments. And I'm not just
flattering you. Your husband is a lucky man.
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I'm not just giving you compliments. And I'm not just flattering you.
What does "just" mean in these sentences?
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rezaenglish What does "just" mean in these sentences? only, merely, simply Metaphorically here, a sincere compliment is "more than [just/only]" flattery. The statement can't be taken as literally as "I'm not just giving you one dozen eggs" when you've given two dozen (if that's what's bothering you).
- rezaenglish What does "just" mean in these sentences?
- only, merely, simply Metaphorically here, a sincere compliment is "more than [just/only]" flattery.
- The statement can't be taken as literally as "I'm not just giving you one dozen eggs" when you've given two dozen (if that's what's bothering you).
- CJ
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rezaenglishWhat does "just" mean in these sentences?
only, merely, simply
Metaphorically here, a sincere compliment is "more than [just/only]" flattery.
The statement can't be taken as literally as "I'm not just giving you one dozen eggs" when you've given two dozen (if that's what's bothering you).
CJ
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