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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Please teach me the meaning of "file under foreshadowing".

Hello

I sometimes come across the phrase "file that under foreshadowing". Would someone teach me what that means?

Kaz
  

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Hi, Literally, it means this. A simple way to organize files, eg in an office, is alphabetically. So, a letter dealing with 'foreshadowing' would be filed in the F section.

— Clive

  • Hi, Literally, it means this.
  • A simple way to organize files, eg in an office, is alphabetically.
  • So, a letter dealing with 'foreshadowing' would be filed in the F section.
  • Figuratively, we use the expression like this.
  • Someone is rude to me.
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Hi,

Literally, it means this.

A simple way to organize files, eg in an office, is alphabetically. So, a letter dealing with 'foreshadowing' would be filed in the F section.

Figuratively, we use the expression like this.

Someone is rude to me. I say, or think, 'File that (act under R for ) Rudeness'.

So, if some event happens that I think seems like 'fo
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