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Pucca Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
It was a great surprise...
Hello everyone!:)
The other day I sat an exam, one of the exercises was to fill in the gaps, I had no words to choose, so, I had to come up with them. There is one sentence I couldn't understand, I just couldn't get the word, so, I wrote the first thing that came to my mind, I'm sure it doesn't make sense. The sentence was:
- It was a great surprise when I ____ into Peter in the street yesterday. I wrote "got", but, doesn't "got into" mean get somewhere? So, it's impossible to get into Peter's body. But, "meet" doesn't make sense either, I was allowed to use only one word, so, can anyone come up with any?
It's the "into" the thing that confuses me..I even thought that Peter could be a shop, but, then, "in the street yesterday" wouldn't make sense. I also thought that "Peter" could be a street, but, again "in" shouldn't be there, right?
Thanks in advance for your help!
The other day I sat an exam, one of the exercises was to fill in the gaps, I had no words to choose, so, I had to come up with them. There is one sentence I couldn't understand, I just couldn't get the word, so, I wrote the first thing that came to my mind, I'm sure it doesn't make sense. The sentence was:
- It was a great surprise when I ____ into Peter in the street yesterday. I wrote "got", but, doesn't "got into" mean get somewhere? So, it's impossible to get into Peter's body. But, "meet" doesn't make sense either, I was allowed to use only one word, so, can anyone come up with any?
It's the "into" the thing that confuses me..I even thought that Peter could be a shop, but, then, "in the street yesterday" wouldn't make sense. I also thought that "Peter" could be a street, but, again "in" shouldn't be there, right?
Thanks in advance for your help!
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You probably ran into him!
- You probably ran into him!
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It was a great surprise when I ran into Peter in the street yesterday.
Ant_222, thanks for answering!:) But, do you think you can tell me what it means?
I mean, if you ran towards someone, you can't be surprised, it's Peter the one who should have been surprised, shouldn't he?
Yep, I still without understanding it..
Ant_222, thanks for answering!:) But, do you think you can tell me what it means?
I mean, if you ran towards someone, you can't be surprised, it's Peter the one who should have been surprised, shouldn't he?
Yep, I still without understanding it..
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Here's a nice definition:
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/run+into
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/run+into
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Thank you all for answering!
"Run into" and "Bump into" - Are these two idioms?
So, there was more than once possibility..I have never come across these two
"Run into" and "Bump into" - Are these two idioms?
So, there was more than once possibility..I have never come across these two
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LOL, you're obsessed about idioms 
Yeah, they are the same. I call them "phrasal verbs", by the way, but they are idioms, in
Yeah, they are the same. I call them "phrasal verbs", by the way, but they are idioms, in
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Kooyeen!:)
I'm not obsessed with them, I just like them!
Yep, I thought so about "ran into" yesterday night, but, then, Ant_222 gave a link and it seemed as if it was an idiom..I don't know, I don't know!:(
I'm not obsessed with them, I just like them!
Yep, I thought so about "ran into" yesterday night, but, then, Ant_222 gave a link and it seemed as if it was an idiom..I don't know, I don't know!:(
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They are slightly different, in terms of register and likely context; "run into" could turn up in most contexts, except perhaps "formal", while "bump into" would be more likely to appear in an informal or casual context. Thus:
1. I ran into Peter last night
2. I bumped into Peter last night
3. and he told me he had cancer.
4. and he told me he's moving to San
1. I ran into Peter last night
2. I bumped into Peter last night
3. and he told me he had cancer.
4. and he told me he's moving to San
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