Milk it for all it's worth

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Hi,Could you please advise if I have used the phrase 'milk it for all it's worth' correctly in the following sentence?In case you know the Descartes' rule of signs, you should milk it for all it's worth.Thanks.

Mick Dinnen · Accepted Answer

Hi ILE,
You have not used the phrase correctly. I do not fully understand what you are trying to communicate, so I am unable to offer a suggestion. If you provide me with the meaning of your sentence, I will help you to write it correctly.

Anonymous · Answer

This is not the right usage. "Milk it for all it's worth" is generally used in lighter, more practical, and more down-to-earth contexts, not abstruse mathematical situations. For example:

If you've got great looks, you should milk it for all it's worth.

If you've got a gift for dealing with people, you should milk it for all it's worth.

If you're great at selling things, you should milk it for all it's worth.

If you're lucky at games of chance, you should milk it for all it's worth.

ILE · Answer

Mick DinnenHi ILE,You have not used the phrase correctly. I do not fully understand what you are trying to communicate, so I am unable to offer a suggestion. If you provide me with the meaning of your sentence, I will help you to write it correctly.

Thanks for the comment, Mick Dinnen.

Hmm, what I mean to say is, if someone knows the rule of *** (in the context of maths), one should manipulate it to the fullest extend by drawing out all the conclusions contained in a maths situation. That is important because it will help us to approach the problem in a more direct and effective manner.

Thanks again.

AnonymousThis is not the right usage. "Milk it for all it's worth" is generally used in lighter, more practical, and more down-to-earth contexts, not abstruse mathematical situations.
For example:
If you've got great looks, you should milk it for all it's worth.
If you've got a gift for dealing with people, you should milk it for all it's worth.
If you're great at selling things, you should milk it for all it's worth.
If you're lucky at games of chance, you should milk it for all it's worth.

Thanks. I really appreciate that.

Mick Dinnen · Answer

Consider wording it like this, ILE:

"It is important that we solve problems efficiently. He who realizes the potential of rule X will be well directed in this pursuit. Indeed, rule X enables us to extract all of the conclusions from any math problem."

Hope this helps!

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