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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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IN HIS OWN RIGHT
Hi,
I would like to know the exact meaning of this expression I have read on this sentence:
'Later he'd become an acclaimed artist in HIS OWN RIGHT'
Thanks in advance, Jo.
I would like to know the exact meaning of this expression I have read on this sentence:
'Later he'd become an acclaimed artist in HIS OWN RIGHT'
Thanks in advance, Jo.
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Hi, 'Later he'd become an acclaimed artist in HIS OWN RIGHT' It means: by his own efforts, because of his own talent, not because anyone helped him, not because of his association with anyone else, eg not because his father was a famous artist. Best wishes, Clive
- Hi, 'Later he'd become an acclaimed artist in HIS OWN RIGHT' It means: by his own efforts, because of his own talent, not because anyone helped him, not because of his association with anyone else, eg not because his father was a famous artist.
- Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,
'Later he'd become an acclaimed artist in HIS OWN RIGHT'
It means:
by his own efforts, because of his own talent,
not because anyone helped him, not because of his association with anyone else, eg not because his father was a famous artist.
'Later he'd become an acclaimed artist in HIS OWN RIGHT'
It means:
by his own efforts, because of his own talent,
not because anyone helped him, not because of his association with anyone else, eg not because his father was a famous artist.
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