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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
Vocabulary
Meaning?
Hi,
Would you please tell me what is the meaning of" the look of a man who would throw a punch and ask questions after it landed. "
Please note that this is the description of a mug shot.
Thanks
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He looked like a violent man, whose first reaction would usually be to hit someone rather than to talk.
- He looked like a violent man, whose first reaction would usually be to hit someone rather than to talk.
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He looked like a violent man, whose first reaction would usually be to hit someone rather than to talk.
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A common expression is "shoot first and ask questions later", meaning to act with preemptive lethal aggression, most often figuratively, obviously. Your sentence is a play on that.
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