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SUNARDI Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

Phrase

I have just read a news. I don't understand one paragraph. Bellow

WhatsApp has introduced a new feature likely to strike fear into the hearts of its competitors: video calling.

What does "to strike fear into the hearts of its competitors" mean?
  

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It means that it will cause WhatsApp's competitors to feel worried. In this case it means that competitors such as Skype will be afraid of losing some of their customers to WhatsApp.

— Blue Jay

  • It means that it will cause WhatsApp's competitors to feel worried.
  • In this case it means that competitors such as Skype will be afraid of losing some of their customers to WhatsApp.
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It means that it will cause WhatsApp's competitors to feel worried. In this case it means that competitors such as Skype will be afraid of losing some of their customers to WhatsApp.
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SUNARDI I have just read a news article, but I don't understand one the paragraph below.
"Below" is different from "bellow."
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