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Abdul quddus Posted 15 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing

Sentence confusion

Government forces fired on Ouattara's supporters when they took to the streets on Thursday, killing about 50 people.would someone please explain the grammar and the meaning of the underlined sentence?
  

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This is an idiom where people publicize some issue or problem out in public, often in a street. ". Also, the phrase is often written as "take it/something to the street".

  • This is an idiom where people publicize some issue or problem out in public, often in a street.
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  • Also, the phrase is often written as "take it/something to the street".
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This is an idiom where people publicize some issue or problem out in public, often in a street. Usually, you can substitute "protest" for the phrase "take to the street", so your phrase would be "...when they protested on Thursday...". Also, the phrase is often written as "take it/something to the street".

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