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USF Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
rip off vs steal
Could you please tell me in what situations we use "rip off" instead of "steal".
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Hi, Broadly speaking - Informal situations. Situations where we want to focus on the victim. Clive
- Hi, Broadly speaking - Informal situations.
- Situations where we want to focus on the victim.
- Clive
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Hi,
Broadly speaking -
Informal situations.
Situations where we want to focus on the victim. .
Clive
Broadly speaking -
Informal situations.
Situations where we want to focus on the victim. .
Clive
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Well you could also look at it in this way:
You might say ..I went to sushi bar yesterday..it was such a ripp off.
You might say "this company is ripping me off"
In the situations above I don't see how you could use 'steal' unless you wanted to present a totally different sentence (in terms of meaning)
You might say ..I went to sushi bar yesterday..it was such a ripp off.
You might say "this company is ripping me off"
In the situations above I don't see how you could use 'steal' unless you wanted to present a totally different sentence (in terms of meaning)
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PS in case you don't know - "Steal" obviously means to take unfairly, but in the context of purchases can be used if something is sold for less than its actual value (the exact opposite of ripoff). "This laptop was only $400. What a steal!"
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