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JKBelieve Posted 19 years ago
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may long pay the price....what???
'Ten years on, the Asian crisis "didn't change the fundamental political-economic structure of the region," Studwell said. For that hundreds of millions in Southeast Asia may long pay the price.'
What does "may long pay the price" mean? Is that a frequently used expression? Is that grammatical at all?
Thanx ^^
What does "may long pay the price" mean? Is that a frequently used expression? Is that grammatical at all?
Thanx ^^
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JKBelieve 'Ten years on, the Asian crisis "didn't change the fundamental political-economic structure of the region," Studwell said. ' What does "may long pay the price" mean? Is that a frequently used expression?
- JKBelieve 'Ten years on, the Asian crisis "didn't change the fundamental political-economic structure of the region," Studwell said.
- ' What does "may long pay the price" mean?
- Is that a frequently used expression?
- Is that grammatical at all?
- Thanx ^^ People (whoever is being discussed) may pay a penalty (financially, emotionally, or however the author means it, because of whatever is being discussed) for a long time.
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JKBelieve'Ten years on, the Asian crisis "didn't change the fundamental political-economic structure of the region," Studwell said. For that hundreds of millions in Southeast Asia may long pay the price.'People (whoev
What does "may long pay the price" mean? Is that a frequently used expression? Is that grammatical at all?
Thanx ^^
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may long pay the price = the possibility exists that they will pay that price for a long time
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