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Can someone explain this conversation to me?
A: I was afraid you would want to be better than me.
B: I never wanted to be better than you. Not until you started holding me down.
I started to get confused by "not until" part
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B: I never wanted to be better than you. Not until you started holding me down. Not until= not up to the point when; not before He didn't try to be better than you until (the time) you started holding him down [sic]; after that, he changed his attitude.
- B: I never wanted to be better than you.
- Not until you started holding me down.
- Not until= not up to the point when; not before He didn't try to be better than you until (the time) you started holding him down [sic]; after that, he changed his attitude.
- But I would prefer to say "Not until you started holding me back," because It implies that he doesn’t want you to be better, so you would not be in the front but you would be in the back.
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B: I never wanted to be better than you. Not until you started holding me down.
Not until= not up to the point when; not before
He didn't try to be better than you until (the time) you started holding him down [sic]; after that, he changed his attitude.
But I would prefer to say "Not until you started holding me back," because It implies t
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