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Vsuresh Posted 12 years ago
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meaning

Hi
Please tell me what the underlined portion means.

You may not like him. But his wife has utterly taken with his careless and slovenly ways.
  

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It doesn't make a lot of sense to me, but I suspect the intended expression to be is utterly taken with.

  • It doesn't make a lot of sense to me, but I suspect the intended expression to be is utterly taken with.
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It doesn't make a lot of sense to me, but I suspect the intended expression to be is utterly taken with.
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Hi Philip

Yes. I'm sorry. I just checked it.
Please tell me what it means.
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You may not like him. But his wife has utterly taken with his careless and slovenly ways. To be taken with something means to accept it, to like or enjoy it. Careless and slovenly ways are sloppy, not clean and orderly. It seems his wife doesn't mind this aspect of his character; i

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