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Hanuman_2000 Posted 20 years ago
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Hello,
1. We call it shooting of rapids to go through the rapids like a bullet.
I could understand " we call it shooting of rapids " but could not understand the meaning of the remaining part "to go through the rapids like a bullet."
Please, could anybody explain it? or rephrase the sentence in better way .
1. We call it shooting of rapids to go through the rapids like a bullet.
I could understand " we call it shooting of rapids " but could not understand the meaning of the remaining part "to go through the rapids like a bullet."
Please, could anybody explain it? or rephrase the sentence in better way .
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Shooting through the rapids like a bullet is a simile that compares the speed of rafting through the swiftly running water to the velocity of a bullet shot from a gun.
- Shooting through the rapids like a bullet is a simile that compares the speed of rafting through the swiftly running water to the velocity of a bullet shot from a gun.
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Shooting through the rapids like a bullet is a simile that compares the speed of rafting through the swiftly running water to the velocity of a bullet shot from a gun.
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go through = pass
We call it "shooting of rapids" to pass the rapids like a bullet.
paco
We call it "shooting of rapids" to pass the rapids like a bullet.
paco
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