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Hanygeorge38 Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

Out of courtsy

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could you pllease tell me the meaning of the idiom out of courtsey

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Hi Hany, Welcome to EnglishForward. We hope you will enjoy your stay here. 'Out of' in 'out of courtesy' means 'from' or 'as a result of'.

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  • Hi Hany, Welcome to EnglishForward.
  • We hope you will enjoy your stay here.
  • 'Out of' in 'out of courtesy' means 'from' or 'as a result of'.
  • If I invite you to my house 'out of courtesy', it is because I wish to be polite.
  • Often, the phrase is used when we don't really wish to be courteous, but feel we must: 'Out of courtesy, the politician waited for his opponent to finish speaking before he began his rebuttal'.
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Hi Hany,

Welcome to EnglishForward. We hope you will enjoy your stay here.

'Out of' in 'out of courtesy' means 'from' or 'as a result of'. If I invite you to my house 'out of courtesy', it is because I wish to be polite. Often, the phrase is used when we don't really wish to be courteous, but feel we must: 'Out of courtesy, the politician waited for his opponent to finish s
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