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Fire1 Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

In these sentences, do "rushed out on", "went out on", "came out on" make sense?

1. “The puppies were supposed to stay in the house. I tried to keep them contained behind a gate, but as soon as I opened the door to leave, they knocked the gate down and rushed out on me.”

2., “The puppies were supposed to stay in the house. He tried to keep them contained behind a gate, but as soon as He opened the door to leave, they knocked the gate down and went out on him.”

3. “The puppies were supposed to stay in the house. I tried to keep them contained behind a gate, but as soon as I opened the door to leave, they knocked the gate down and came out on me.”

In these sentences, do "rushed out on", "went out on", "came out on" make sense?
If so, what do they mean?
  

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Consider this dictionary definition of the word 'on'. com/dictionary/on Your sentences are not wrong, but don't use this expression a lot. It's also idiomatic, in the sense that sometimes it will sound OK, sometimes not.

— Clive

  • Consider this dictionary definition of the word 'on'.
  • com/dictionary/on Your sentences are not wrong, but don't use this expression a lot.
  • It's also idiomatic, in the sense that sometimes it will sound OK, sometimes not.
  • Make sure the misfortune is not too trivial.
  • Clive
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Consider this dictionary definition of the word 'on'.

—used as a function word to indicate the object with respect to some misfortune or disadvantageous event,eg the crops died on them

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on


Your sentences are not wrong, but don't

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