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What do 'penetrate' and 'get the worst over' mean in this context?
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What do 'penetrate' and 'get the worst over' mean in this context?
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Fred's words took a moment to penetrate.... here means that it took Mrs. Weasley a moment to understand what Fred was saying.
- Fred's words took a moment to penetrate....
- here means that it took Mrs.
- Weasley a moment to understand what Fred was saying.
- Getting the worst over means that he was doing something he didn't want to do at the beginning, so it would be done as quickly as possible.
- (When I was a child, my parents always insisted that I eat whatever food was served, and not leave any food on my plate uneaten.
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Fred's words took a moment to penetrate.... here means that it took Mrs. Weasley a moment to understand what Fred was saying.
Getting the worst over means that he was doing something he didn't want to do at the beginning, so it would be done as quickly as possible. (When I was a child, my parents always insisted that I eat whatever food was served, and not leave any
Getting the worst over means that he was doing something he didn't want to do at the beginning, so it would be done as quickly as possible. (When I was a child, my parents always insisted that I eat whatever food was served, and not leave any
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