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Teleostomi Posted 18 years ago
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"so covered"

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A short distance, as in It's just a hop, skip, and a jump from my house to yours. This expression, dating from the early 1700s, originally referred to an exercise or game involving these movements, but by the mid-1800s was also being used figuratively for the short distance so covered.
Could you tell me what "so covered" in this explanation means? Thank you!
  

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Hi, A short distance, as in It's just a hop, skip, and a jump from my house to yours . This expression, dating from the early 1700s, originally referred to an exercise or game involving these movements, but by the mid-1800s was also being used figuratively for the short distance so covered . Could you tell me what "so covered" in this explanation means?

— Clive

  • Hi, A short distance, as in It's just a hop, skip, and a jump from my house to yours .
  • This expression, dating from the early 1700s, originally referred to an exercise or game involving these movements, but by the mid-1800s was also being used figuratively for the short distance so covered .
  • Could you tell me what "so covered" in this explanation means?
  • Thank you!
  • It means 'covered in the way described', 'thus covered', ie the distance covered by performing the movements in the game.
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Hi,

A short distance, as in It's just a hop, skip, and a jump from my house to yours. This expression, dating from the early 1700s, originally referred to an exercise or game involving these movements, but by the mid-1800s was also being used figuratively for the short distance so covered.
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I see! It's like this then:

"so" = a hop, skip and a jumb

Thanks Clive, you're my savior!Emotion: smile
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