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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Push a pound too far

Hello,

Could you explain to me what it means "to be pushed a pound too far", please?

"He had taken his bribe and kept his silence, but now sighed as if he was being pushed a pound too far."

Thanks for your reply.
  

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He was being asked to do too much, considering the amount of money used to bribe him.

  • He was being asked to do too much, considering the amount of money used to bribe him.
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He was being asked to do too much, considering the amount of money used to bribe him.

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