Scaled to Internet stardom
https://youtu.be/204NHOnJ8-g?t=18s
At 18 seconds into the video, the reporter says:
The little raccoon scaled to Internet stardom in the time it takes to climb a 25-story building.
I thought the verb 'scale' in this sense always took an object, but here there's no object mentioned.
Is this intransitive use of 'scale' well-formed English in general?
Or is this use possible only in a news report?
Alternatively, how natural does omitting 'to' here sound?
The little raccoon scaled Internet stardom in the time it takes to climb a 25-story building.
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JungKim I thought the verb 'scale' in this sense always took an object No. Here 'Scale' = ascend, climb up. ' JungKim Is this intransitive use of 'scale' well-formed English in general?
- JungKim I thought the verb 'scale' in this sense always took an object No.
- Here 'Scale' = ascend, climb up.
- ' JungKim Is this intransitive use of 'scale' well-formed English in general?
- Yes.
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JungKimI thought the verb 'scale' in this sense always took an object
No. Here 'Scale' = ascend, climb up. No object is necessary if the goal is mentioned: 'He climbed to the top of the hill.'
JungKimIs this intransitive use of 'scale' well-formed English in general?
Yes.
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