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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

Put something in the past

Hi,

What does 'put... in the past' mean? For example:

She promised herself she had to forget about him altogether, and put those memories in the past.

Thanks a lot.
  

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Hi, What does 'put... in the past' mean? For example: She promised herself she had to forget about him altogether, and put those memories in the past.

  • Hi, What does 'put...
  • in the past' mean?
  • For example: She promised herself she had to forget about him altogether, and put those memories in the past.
  • To accept that the past is finished, and stop letting past memories cause unhappiness in the present.
  • Clive
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Hi,

What does 'put... in the past' mean? For example:

She promised herself she had to forget about him altogether, and put those memories in the past.

To accept that the past is finished, and stop letting past memories cause unhappiness in the present.

Clive

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