0
Sunnychen Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Octopus-like

She has strong views on the subject of octopus-like department stores.

what's the meaning of "octopus-like" here? what is like octopus?
  

Top answer

The many stores run by the company are like the many arms of an octopus, grabbing everything they can all around.

— Enoon

  • The many stores run by the company are like the many arms of an octopus, grabbing everything they can all around.
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

4 Answers
0
The many stores run by the company are like the many arms of an octopus, grabbing everything they can all around.
0
0
can I understand it as sort of chain-store operations?
0
0
Yes.

I'd like to remind you that every English sentence begins with a capital letter. It is not optional.
0
0

Related Questions