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Enchanted Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Paraphrase

hi, everyone:

A honest cop says about bad cops:

I'll take a stand-up crook over a crooked cop any day of the week.

Can you explain this sentence to me?

Thanks!

Ench
  

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When someone is a criminal, you know they are a criminal. They don't pretend to be anything else. You don't count on them to be anything else.

— BarbaraPA

  • When someone is a criminal, you know they are a criminal.
  • They don't pretend to be anything else.
  • You don't count on them to be anything else.
  • A policeman (a cop) is SUPPOSED to be good, is supposed to help defeat what is bad.
  • A crooked cop (one who does illegal things) pretends to be good, but is bad.
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When someone is a criminal, you know they are a criminal. They don't pretend to be anything else. You don't count on them to be anything else.
A policeman (a cop) is SUPPOSED to be good, is supposed to help defeat what is bad. A crooked cop (one who does illegal things) pretends to be good, but is bad. You think you can count on him to do what is right, but you can't count on him at all. It's
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That reminds me an ancient idiom from my mother language:
faithful words offend the ears, good medicine tastes bitter.
cool and thanks, Geek.
Ench
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Enchantedfaithful words offend the ears
Hi Ench,
by "faithful words" do you mean "the truth"?, as in our expression, "The truth hurts." ?

- A.
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