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Cloudpixie Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Meaning of "glom on to"
I chanced upon this sentence and can't seem to understand its meaning.
Some students approached the teacher separately to glom on to more hours for homework.
What does "glom on" mean here? Is the "on to" unnecessary here?
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glom on t o is a slang term meaning roughly 'get', 'obtain'. They tried to get more time to complete their homework.
- glom on t o is a slang term meaning roughly 'get', 'obtain'.
- They tried to get more time to complete their homework.
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glom on to is a slang term meaning roughly 'get', 'obtain'. They tried to get more time to complete their homework.
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