Does 'Just while I get Mr. Melvin from the airport' mean 'only until I get...'?
Harriet: You're closing the salon?
Mrs. Melvin: Only for the day. Just while I get Mr. Melvin from the airport.
Harriet: The whole day?! But what will I do if I can't style hair?!
Mrs. Melvin: Oh, I'm sure you'll think of something. Just relax and have fun!
Harriet: But I relax and have fun styling hair. I love every thing in the salon. Blow-dryers and curling irons and....
Abby Hatcher
Does 'Just while I get Mr. '? Thin of it this way.
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Does 'Just while I get Mr. Melvin from the airport' mean 'only until I get...'?
Thin of it this way.
From the time I leave to go to the airport
until the time that I return with Mr Melvin,
Clive