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Fire1 Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Is this sentence "He tipped me off ten dollars yesterday" natural and grammatically correct?

He tipped me off ten dollars yesterday.

I think this sentence mean the same thing as "He gave me ten dollars as a tip yesterday". Am I right?

  

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No. Tip someone off means give someone early information. , but Tom wasn't there.

— Clive

  • No.
  • Tip someone off means give someone early information.
  • , but Tom wasn't there.
  • Someone had tipped him off that the police were coming.
  • Clive
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No.

Tip someone off means give someone early information.

eg The police came to Tom's home to arrest him., but Tom wasn't there. Someone had tipped him off that the police were coming.

Clive

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