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Rpsh Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
pall abroad
It is a remarkable story, but one that will probably soon pall abroad.
What is "pall abroad"?
What is "pall abroad"?
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com, to pall means, 1. to have a wearying or tiresome effect (usually followed by on or upon ). 2.
- com, to pall means, 1.
- to have a wearying or tiresome effect (usually followed by on or upon ).
- 2.
- to become distasteful or unpleasant.
- 3.
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According to dictionary.com, to pall means,
1. to have a wearying or tiresome effect (usually followed by on or upon ).
2. to become distasteful or unpleasant.
3. to become satiated or cloyed with something.
pall abroadis not a phrasal verb. Try to think of the story palling once it goes abroad.
1. to have a wearying or tiresome effect (usually followed by on or upon ).
2. to become distasteful or unpleasant.
3. to become satiated or cloyed with something.
pall abroadis not a phrasal verb. Try to think of the story palling once it goes abroad.
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I suspect that the writer might be using 'abroad' in the older, formal sense of being talked about or felt by many people (OALD)
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It make sense in the context although I still feel weird as a 'foreigner'...
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