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Itasan Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
reach-me-down
Do these all work?
1-1. She had been using "hand-me-down" things from her two older sisters. - US
1-2. She had been using "reach-me-down" things from her two older sisters. - UK
2-1. I have always been wearing hand-me-downs. - US
2-2. I have always been wearing reach-me-downs. - UK
Thank you.
1-1. She had been using "hand-me-down" things from her two older sisters. - US
1-2. She had been using "reach-me-down" things from her two older sisters. - UK
2-1. I have always been wearing hand-me-downs. - US
2-2. I have always been wearing reach-me-downs. - UK
Thank you.
Top answer
reach me down is not correct. Where did you find it? The idiom is hand-me-down.
- reach me down is not correct.
- Where did you find it?
- The idiom is hand-me-down.
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4 Answers
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reach me down is not correct. Where did you find it?
The idiom is hand-me-down.
The idiom is hand-me-down.
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Nona, it's here:
http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/reachmedown?view=uk
which I've found by searching Yahoo with
"reach-me-down" dictionary
(quotation marks are important)
http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/reachmedown?view=uk
which I've found by searching Yahoo with
"reach-me-down" dictionary
(quotation marks are important)
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Thank you very much, everybody.
I found it (reach-me-down) in a Japanese-English dictionary.
I think it should be deleted or labeled as archaic.
Thank you again.
I found it (reach-me-down) in a Japanese-English dictionary.
I think it should be deleted or labeled as archaic.
Thank you again.
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In terms of your usage, just use "hand-me-downs." You don't need to use it as an adjective to desribe "things."
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