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Synonym Posted 15 years ago
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Resist

Resist the temptation to defend yourself or make excuses.

Please explain me the above.
  

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Hi, Resist the temptation to defend yourself or to make excuses. It's better style with the extra 'to'. You will be tempted to defend yourself.

— Clive

  • Hi, Resist the temptation to defend yourself or to make excuses.
  • It's better style with the extra 'to'.
  • You will be tempted to defend yourself.
  • You will be tempted to make excuses, Don't do these things.
  • Clive
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Hi,

Resist the temptation to defend yourself or to make excuses.

It's better style with the extra 'to'.

You will be tempted to defend yourself.

You will be tempted to make ex
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Can we use "resist" for health.
i.e. Doctors did their best; now he should resist.

I mean his body should resist the injury/pain and so on, in order that he stays alive.
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No, we don't use 'resist' in that way.

'Resist' usually suggests you are trying to avoid a health problem that you do not yet have.

Clive
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now he should resist.

I mean his body should resist the injury/pain and so on, in order that he stays alive.

It's rather an idiomatic thing to say.

eg Now he has to try to fight it off.
eg Now it's up to him.

Clive
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