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Eipjoo Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
say something
In the example:
"You know how I think they choose people for the Gryffindor team?" said Malfoy loudly a few minutes later, as Snape awarded Hufflepuff another penalty for no reason at all. "It's people they feel sorry for. See, there's Potter, who's got no parents, then there's the Weasleys, who've got no money -- you should be on the team, Longbottom, you've got no brains."
Neville (Longbottom) went bright red but turned in his seat to face Malfoy. "I'm worth twelve of you, Malfoy," he stammered. Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle howled with laughter, but Ron, still not daring to take his eyes from the game, said, "You tell him, Neville."
"Longbottom, if brains were gold you'd be poorer than Weasley, and that's saying something."
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What does the words ‘say something’ mean?
"You know how I think they choose people for the Gryffindor team?" said Malfoy loudly a few minutes later, as Snape awarded Hufflepuff another penalty for no reason at all. "It's people they feel sorry for. See, there's Potter, who's got no parents, then there's the Weasleys, who've got no money -- you should be on the team, Longbottom, you've got no brains."
Neville (Longbottom) went bright red but turned in his seat to face Malfoy. "I'm worth twelve of you, Malfoy," he stammered. Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle howled with laughter, but Ron, still not daring to take his eyes from the game, said, "You tell him, Neville."
"Longbottom, if brains were gold you'd be poorer than Weasley, and that's saying something."
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What does the words ‘say something’ mean?
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The expression is "and that's saying something", not just "saying something". It means that the comparison I've just made is especially apt considering the degree of what I've compared to. Her dog barks more than mine, and that's saying something.
- The expression is "and that's saying something", not just "saying something".
- It means that the comparison I've just made is especially apt considering the degree of what I've compared to.
- Her dog barks more than mine, and that's saying something.
- ) Madeleine Stowe's facelift looks worse than Teri Hatcher's, and that's saying something.
- ) This watermelon is better than last year's, and that's saying something.
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The expression is "and that's saying something", not just "saying something". It means that the comparison I've just made is especially apt considering the degree of what I've compared to.
Her dog barks more than mine, and that's saying something. (My dog barks day and night.)
Madeleine Stowe's facelift looks worse than Teri Hatcher's, and that's saying something. (Hatcher is bar
Her dog barks more than mine, and that's saying something. (My dog barks day and night.)
Madeleine Stowe's facelift looks worse than Teri Hatcher's, and that's saying something. (Hatcher is bar
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enoonthat's saying somethingI've found what you mention in the MacMillan, but yours is much more understandable. Thank you very much.
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