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Rishonly Posted 21 years ago
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Hello,
What is the meaning of "only to be told" in the following sentence?
He arrived from the airport only to be told to take a sightseeing tour of the city and when he finally got his chance to go to the company to make his presentation, he was told that the CEO had already left.
What is the meaning of "only to be told" in the following sentence?
He arrived from the airport only to be told to take a sightseeing tour of the city and when he finally got his chance to go to the company to make his presentation, he was told that the CEO had already left.
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Hi, Here's a simpler example. He arrived at the bus station at 5pm, only to be told that his bus had left at 4pm. It means he was given information that was a surprise, and was in some way 'opposite to' what he had expected.
- Hi, Here's a simpler example.
- He arrived at the bus station at 5pm, only to be told that his bus had left at 4pm.
- It means he was given information that was a surprise, and was in some way 'opposite to' what he had expected.
- He arrived from the airport only to be told to take a sightseeing tour of the city and when he finally got his chance to go to the company to make his presentation, he was told that the CEO had already left.
- He expected to go to the company, but instead was told to take a tour.
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Hi,
Here's a simpler example. He arrived at the bus station at 5pm, only to be told that his bus had left at 4pm. It means he was given information that was a surprise, and was in some way 'opposite to' what he had expected.
He arrived from the airport only to be told to take a sightseeing tour of the city and when he finally got
Here's a simpler example. He arrived at the bus station at 5pm, only to be told that his bus had left at 4pm. It means he was given information that was a surprise, and was in some way 'opposite to' what he had expected.
He arrived from the airport only to be told to take a sightseeing tour of the city and when he finally got
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CliveHi,
Here's a simpler example. He arrived at the bus station at 5pm, only to be told that his bus had left at 4pm. It means he was given information that was a surprise, and was in some way 'opposite to' what he had expected.
He arrived from the airport only to be told to take a sightseeing tour of t
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Thanks for your explanation, Clive. Sorry, I don't have anything more than the original text that I posted.
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Hi guys,
You're welcome.
Philip, it's a thin line between dedication and wasting your life in cyberspace.
Clive
You're welcome.
Philip, it's a thin line between dedication and wasting your life in cyberspace.
Clive
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