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Peaceblinkfriend Posted 19 years ago
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"...Obviously I would have liked first prize but you win some..." Thank you

0 00In this sentence, I don't understand 00what the phrase 01i00first prize 02i00is talking about 01font00(Or should I say 'refering to'?)02font00. Could you explain the sentence, please? Thank you. 02br
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01i00I'm a bit disappointed I didn't get the job. Oh well, you can't win 'em all.02i00 00Obviously I would have liked first prize but you win some, you lose some.02br
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0In your sentence 'first prize' is figurative. 0-

— Yankee

  • 0In your sentence 'first prize' is figurative.
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0In your sentence 'first prize' is figurative. The sense is that the competition for the job was like a contest which only one person could 'win'.0-
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01cite10Peaceblinkfriend12cite10In this sentence, I don't understand 10what the phrase 11i10first prize 12i10is talking about 11font10(Or should I say '11b10refering12b10 to'?)12font10. Could you explain the sentence, please? Thank you. 
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0 Thank you for answering my questions, Yankee and Yoong Liat. 02br
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00Best wishes,02br
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