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Chivalry Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
"reel for"
What exactly does it mean to "reel" for something?
Like "Japan's still reeling for a 9.0 earquake right now."?
Like "Japan's still reeling for a 9.0 earquake right now."?
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It's REEL FROM, not REEL FOR. Imagine a boxer in a boxing ring, being hit hard in the face. He staggers back, tries not to fall over.
- It's REEL FROM, not REEL FOR.
- Imagine a boxer in a boxing ring, being hit hard in the face.
- He staggers back, tries not to fall over.
- He can't think straight.
- He needs time to recover.
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It's REEL FROM, not REEL FOR.
Imagine a boxer in a boxing ring, being hit hard in the face. He staggers back, tries not to fall over. He can't think straight. He needs time to recover. He can stand up, but he is defenceless. He is REELING from the punch.
Imagine a boxer in a boxing ring, being hit hard in the face. He staggers back, tries not to fall over. He can't think straight. He needs time to recover. He can stand up, but he is defenceless. He is REELING from the punch.
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