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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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play out

play out every scenario
run through every scenario

Are they the same?
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Yes, but the first one has a greater sense of exhausting every possibility, each to the end - leaving no stone unturned, as they say. The second example is less likely than the first to be used figuratively. - A.

— Avangi

  • Yes, but the first one has a greater sense of exhausting every possibility, each to the end - leaving no stone unturned, as they say.
  • The second example is less likely than the first to be used figuratively.
  • - A.
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Yes, but the first one has a greater sense of exhausting every possibility, each to the end - leaving no stone unturned, as they say. The second example is less likely than the first to be used figuratively.

- A.
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