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Behnazzz Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

knock out



Rangers reach knock out stages .

what's the meaning of knock out stages?


Alex McLeish still hangs in the balance as he waits to hear whether or not he will lose his position this week.

what is the meaning of hangs in the balance?

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knock out stages: It means they have advanced past the round-robin round into the elimination round of competition. hangs in the balance: To hang in means to persevere in spite of some difficulties. despite the fact that he may or may not lose his position.

— Danyoo

  • knock out stages: It means they have advanced past the round-robin round into the elimination round of competition.
  • hangs in the balance: To hang in means to persevere in spite of some difficulties.
  • despite the fact that he may or may not lose his position.
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knock out stages: It means they have advanced past the round-robin round into the elimination round of competition.

hangs in the balance: To hang in means to persevere in spite of some difficulties. To hang in the balance means to persist despite the fact that his fate is up in the air (still not known)...despite the fact that he may or may not lose his position.

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