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Kapa Posted 12 years ago
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Hi freiinds,
What does "push against" mean in the following?:
“Where’s your mother?”
“She’s in here. Who are you?”
“Your uncle,” said Leventhal. Coming into the hall he unavoidably pushed against the boy.
His sister-in-law hurried toward him from the kitchen. She had changed; she was heavier than when he had last seen her.
It means "put pressure on him" or as an idiom means "ignoring him"? Please guide me, thanks
What does "push against" mean in the following?:
“Where’s your mother?”
“She’s in here. Who are you?”
“Your uncle,” said Leventhal. Coming into the hall he unavoidably pushed against the boy.
His sister-in-law hurried toward him from the kitchen. She had changed; she was heavier than when he had last seen her.
It means "put pressure on him" or as an idiom means "ignoring him"? Please guide me, thanks
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Hi I think it must mean a physical action - the boy was made to stand aside as the uncle entered the house. The boy was jostled; he was forced to one side The text says 'unavoidably' but it still sounds as if the boy was treated in an offhand way Dave
- Hi I think it must mean a physical action - the boy was made to stand aside as the uncle entered the house.
- The boy was jostled; he was forced to one side The text says 'unavoidably' but it still sounds as if the boy was treated in an offhand way Dave
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Hi
I think it must mean a physical action - the boy was made to stand aside as the uncle entered the house. The boy was jostled; he was forced to one side
The text says 'unavoidably' but it still sounds as if the boy was treated in an offhand way
Dave
I think it must mean a physical action - the boy was made to stand aside as the uncle entered the house. The boy was jostled; he was forced to one side
The text says 'unavoidably' but it still sounds as if the boy was treated in an offhand way
Dave
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