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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

Just about in

"The 22-year-old Spaniard can barely believe it as she lobs her final ball over Serena Williams and it just about touches in." (BBC.)

How to assess "in" that is "just about"?
  

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If the ball is just about in, it has landed within the bounds of the court, but only by a very fine margin, so you can think of the shot as being good . good adj 30. ) landing within the limits of a court or section of a court.

— Rover_KE

  • If the ball is just about in, it has landed within the bounds of the court, but only by a very fine margin, so you can think of the shot as being good .
  • good adj 30.
  • ) landing within the limits of a court or section of a court.
  • (Collins)
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If the ball is just about in, it has landed within the bounds of the court, but only by a very fine margin, so you can think of the shot as being good.

good adj

30. (of a return, service, or shot in tennis, handball, etc.) landing within the limits of a court or section of a court.
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Rover_KEIf the ball is just about in, it has landed within the bounds of the court, but only by a very fine margin, so you can think of the shot as being good.
Thank you for the fine explanation.
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