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Aagha Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
REQUEST FOR VOCABULAR HELP!
Hi Everyone!
Dear Concerned:
Thanks alot for your previous worthy reply. It is further requested to help me with the following words. In some case the anticipated meanings have been given in parenthesis with question mark. Please check for its correctness. While, for others the meanings could not be ascertained.
Thanking you in anticipation.
sincerely
aagha
1. ... it'll be so much more fun to double with you and Mike.
2. Sam : I said a lot of things to you that day that I didn't mean. I'm really sorry, Bill.
Bill : Don't be. I had it coming. (happening soon?)
3. That's going to take a lot of getting used to. (take long time to become used to?)
4. I know it's no excuse, but I was so bummed about the accident messing up my
career just when it was getting off the ground again that I took it out on everybody, ... (bummed about=idle?)
5. You were the one bright spot in my days ...
6. I was ticked off at Dad for a number of reasons. But we're getting along much better
now. (got angry at Dad?)
7. On a happiness scale of one to ten, I'd say I'm about an eleven. (I am very happy?)
Dear Concerned:
Thanks alot for your previous worthy reply. It is further requested to help me with the following words. In some case the anticipated meanings have been given in parenthesis with question mark. Please check for its correctness. While, for others the meanings could not be ascertained.
Thanking you in anticipation.
sincerely
aagha
1. ... it'll be so much more fun to double with you and Mike.
2. Sam : I said a lot of things to you that day that I didn't mean. I'm really sorry, Bill.
Bill : Don't be. I had it coming. (happening soon?)
3. That's going to take a lot of getting used to. (take long time to become used to?)
4. I know it's no excuse, but I was so bummed about the accident messing up my
career just when it was getting off the ground again that I took it out on everybody, ... (bummed about=idle?)
5. You were the one bright spot in my days ...
6. I was ticked off at Dad for a number of reasons. But we're getting along much better
now. (got angry at Dad?)
7. On a happiness scale of one to ten, I'd say I'm about an eleven. (I am very happy?)
Top answer
1. "double" refers to double dating or two couples going out together. 2.
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- "double" refers to double dating or two couples going out together.
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- "Had it coming," means Bill is saying he deserved whatever things Sam said to him.
- 3.
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1. "double" refers to double dating or two couples going out together.
2. "Had it coming," means Bill is saying he deserved whatever things Sam said to him.
3. "take a lot of getting used to," means he's going to have to work at accepting whatever "that" is. e.g., someone might say, "My parents' divorce is going to take a lot of getting used to."
4. "bummed about"
2. "Had it coming," means Bill is saying he deserved whatever things Sam said to him.
3. "take a lot of getting used to," means he's going to have to work at accepting whatever "that" is. e.g., someone might say, "My parents' divorce is going to take a lot of getting used to."
4. "bummed about"
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