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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Not many better

Hi.

"Big fan of Adebayor. Fantastic goalscoring record, and when you focus on what he does do, as opposed to what he doesn't, not many better!" [From the BBC sport website.]

What does the phrase (an adverbial one, I think) not many better mean in the context?

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Anonymous What does the phrase (an adverbial one, I think) not many better mean in the context? It is a shortcut for the clause "there are not many footballers better than he is"

  • Anonymous What does the phrase (an adverbial one, I think) not many better mean in the context?
  • It is a shortcut for the clause "there are not many footballers better than he is"
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AnonymousWhat does the phrase (an adverbial one, I think) not many better mean in the context?
It is a shortcut for the clause
"there are not many footballers better than he is"
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Thank you, AS, for your useful reply.

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