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User_english Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Meaning of following sentences

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00Look at the following sentences :02h3

00(1) It is an ill wind that blows nobody any good.02br
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00(2) Good wine needs no bush.02br
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00(3) In the furrowed land the toilsome and patient oxen stand.02br
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00(4) I know him quite as well as you do.02br
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00(5) Before long, he will be appointed to a higher post.02br
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00(6) At present, he is in pecuniary difficulties.02br
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00(7) Virtue is its own reward.02br
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00(8) The bodies were mangled in a terrible manner.02br
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00(9) The poor debtor intended to pay back every penny of the money.02br
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00(10) I have found the key to his secrets.02br
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00(11) Don't do thins by halves.02br
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00Could anyone explain the meaning of above sentences?0-
  

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0 01blockquote 01cite 10user_english12cite 11h3 10Look at the following sentences :12h3 10(1) It is an ill wind that blows nobody any good. 12span 12br 12br 10(2) Good wine needs no bush. 11span 10In the past, English public houses had a branch over their doors to show that they sold drink.

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  • 0 01blockquote 01cite 10user_english12cite 11h3 10Look at the following sentences :12h3 10(1) It is an ill wind that blows nobody any good.
  • 12span 12br 12br 10(2) Good wine needs no bush.
  • 11span 10In the past, English public houses had a branch over their doors to show that they sold drink.
  • A good pub that sold good beer would soon gain a reputation and not need to advertise in this way12span 12br 12br 10(3) In the furrowed land the toilsome and patient oxen stand.
  • 11span 10Oxen (cattle) are used to pull ploughs for turning over the soil.
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01cite10user_english12cite11h3

10Look at the following sentences :12h3

10(1) It is an ill wind that blows nobody any good. 11span10Someone profits by every loss; someone is benefited by every misfortune.12span12br
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10(2) Good wine needs no bu
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01cite10Feebs1112cite11blockquote
11cite20user_english22cite20 21h3

20Look at the following sentences :22h3

20(1) It is an ill wind that blows nobody any good. 21span20Someone profits by every loss; someone is benefited by every misf
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