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Cocoajapan Posted 20 years ago
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muddle through

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00Are the phrases colored in red common?02br
001) The way you can 01font00plough through02font00 a task is admirable.02br
002) Bill 01font00romped through02font00 all the exams.02br
003) I don't think you can 01font00scrape through02font00 the test.02br
004) I didn't make any preparations, but I 01font00muddled through02font00 the exam.0-
  

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02br 001) The way you can 01font 00plough through02font 00 a task is admirable. 01font 00134,000 hits in google, 348,000 for the N. American spelling 'plow'02br 02font 002) Bill 01font 00romped through02font 00 all the exams.

— Clive

  • 02br 001) The way you can 01font 00plough through02font 00 a task is admirable.
  • 01font 00134,000 hits in google, 348,000 for the N.
  • American spelling 'plow'02br 02font 002) Bill 01font 00romped through02font 00 all the exams.
  • 01font 0022,000 hits02br 02font 003) I don't think you can 01font 00scrape through02font 00 the test.
  • 01font 0057,500 for 01i 00scraped 02i 00through02br 02font 004) I didn't make any preparations, but I 01font 00muddled through02font 00 the exam.
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1font00Hi,02font02br
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00Are the phrases colored in red common?02br
001) The way you can 01font00plough through02font00 a task is admirable. 01font00134,000 hits in google, 348,000 for the N. American spelling 'plow'02br
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0Clive, thank you for your response.0-
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0I never heard one saying 01i00we scrape through something02i00 although a lot of times I heard it being said 01i00we scrape 01u00by02u00 something.02i00 I checked the dictionary and it had a phrase "scrape through" and made sense but personally, I didn't hear it being used like that in real life . (Maybe I will hear more of i
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