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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
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Roll in

1)The sky clouded over so it looked like it was going to rain. Could I say

"I think that rain is rolling in." I know that it can be used when talking about a storm but I'm not sure if it works with the word 'rain' as well.

2)I know that you can be taken up with something. Can you also be just 'taken up'?

For instance: "I'm sorry but I'm a bit taken up at the moment. Can I call you later?"

Thank you.

  

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1. " 2. ", is not used in American English.

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1. You apparently can say "rain is rolling in", but this would have to be a positive statement, not a tentative statement with the words "I think." For example: "Rain is rolling in from the mountains."


2. The sentence, "I'm sorry but I'm a bit taken up at the moment.", is not used in American English.

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