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Gtivan Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
Questions to some doubts
1) FACTOR IN
1.a ) Do you drive alone to work? When you FACTOR IN the cost of gasoline, maintenance, and all the pollution you emit, driving
alone is not the best idea.
1.b ) When you FACTOR IN taxes, your purchasing power is even further diminished. And, don't forget that taxes and inflation will still be there after you've retired.
My question here, the meaning of FACTOR IN could be taken like a synonym to
" take into consideration" ?
2 ) HAD IT DOWN
a) She showed me around the store and explained each and every item I was looking at in precise detail. The lady had done her homework. She HAD IT DOWN cold. She was good.
b) She said , I would like to be like Nancy Reagan (whenever she was accompanying Ronald Reagan giving a speech ) she HAD IT DOWN, she looked at him with total adoration.
c) Helen had a knack for growing indoor plants. She was so adept at this hobby, she HAD IT DOWN to an exact science.
"A" and "C", the meaning is to figure out something very well, right ?
In the case of "B", I'm not even sure.
Thanks for your help
1.a ) Do you drive alone to work? When you FACTOR IN the cost of gasoline, maintenance, and all the pollution you emit, driving
alone is not the best idea.
1.b ) When you FACTOR IN taxes, your purchasing power is even further diminished. And, don't forget that taxes and inflation will still be there after you've retired.
My question here, the meaning of FACTOR IN could be taken like a synonym to
" take into consideration" ?
2 ) HAD IT DOWN
a) She showed me around the store and explained each and every item I was looking at in precise detail. The lady had done her homework. She HAD IT DOWN cold. She was good.
b) She said , I would like to be like Nancy Reagan (whenever she was accompanying Ronald Reagan giving a speech ) she HAD IT DOWN, she looked at him with total adoration.
c) Helen had a knack for growing indoor plants. She was so adept at this hobby, she HAD IT DOWN to an exact science.
"A" and "C", the meaning is to figure out something very well, right ?
In the case of "B", I'm not even sure.
Thanks for your help
Top answer
Hi Gtivan 1. "To factor in" mean to include something when you are doing a calculation, or when you are trying to understand something, so in the car example, it means adding the cost of petrol (gas). "Had it down" is a shortened form of the idiom "have it down to a fine art", which means to be able to do something very well, usually because you have been doing it for a long time.
- Hi Gtivan 1.
- "To factor in" mean to include something when you are doing a calculation, or when you are trying to understand something, so in the car example, it means adding the cost of petrol (gas).
- "Had it down" is a shortened form of the idiom "have it down to a fine art", which means to be able to do something very well, usually because you have been doing it for a long time.
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Hi Gtivan
1. "To factor in" mean to include something when you are doing a calculation, or when you are trying to understand something, so in the car example, it means adding the cost of petrol (gas).
"Had it down" is a shortened form of the idiom "have it down to a fine art", which means to be able to do something very well, usually because you have been doing it for a lon
1. "To factor in" mean to include something when you are doing a calculation, or when you are trying to understand something, so in the car example, it means adding the cost of petrol (gas).
"Had it down" is a shortened form of the idiom "have it down to a fine art", which means to be able to do something very well, usually because you have been doing it for a lon
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b) She said , I would like to be like Nancy Reagan (whenever she was accompanying Ronald Reagan giving a speech ) she HAD IT DOWN, she looked at him with total adoration.
The speaker of this sentence admired Nancy Reagan's gesture in public of looking at her husband in total adoration. This gesture requires, among other things, a lot of practice but Mrs. Reagan HAD IT DOWN real well
The speaker of this sentence admired Nancy Reagan's gesture in public of looking at her husband in total adoration. This gesture requires, among other things, a lot of practice but Mrs. Reagan HAD IT DOWN real well
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