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"Sometimes it's the people who no one imagines anything of,
who do the things that no one can imagine."
I know there are so simple words in it but I can't get the meaning and i'm just confused.
Please help me!

MrGuedes · Accepted Answer

This means that, sometimes, there are people that you would assume would never do something, but in the end they will do it.

For example, imagine you meet a really nice guy. One day, it is found that someone has been murdered, and the guy you met is one of the suspects. However, you think he is such a nice guy that you think it is impossible that it was he who killed the other guy. (Or, to use a common expression, you think he couldn't hurt a fly!) You would absolutely not expect that he would be the guilty of something as serious as a murder, and you firmly believe he wasn't.

However, after the investigation, it is found that, indeed, against all odds, that guy is the murderer. You found him to be so nice that you could not imagine him killing someone, but in fact he did.

Sometimes, it's the people who no-one imagines anything of who do the things that no-one can imagine. Sometimes, there are people whom everyone sees as nice people, and whom nobody can imagine doing something so bad as killing someone, but it may really be those people who killed someone, which is something no-one ever imagined they could do.

I hope I've made it clear enough now...

Mister Micawber · Answer

It is not as terrible as MrGuedes attempts to describe.

Hossien JazayeriSometimes it's the people who no one imagines anything of, who do the things that no one can imagine.

This is speaking of people with hidden talents, untested courage, etc. Sometimes the most ordinary people can do extraordinary things.

MrGuedes · Answer

Mister MicawberIt is not as terrible as MrGuedes attempts to describe.
This is speaking of people with hidden talents, untested courage, etc. Sometimes the most ordinary people can do extraordinary things.

Wow! I absolutely hadn't thought about that meaning! LOL

Seriously, I read that sentence, and the first example that came to my mind was one of killing. Wow!
I swear I'm not a morbid person!

OK, now serious... Yes, that sentence can be pretty much applied to anything you are not expecting from someone, be it a hidden talent or a terrible act. I'm not sure why the first example that came to my mind was one of a terrible act...

Hossien Jazayeri · Answer

Thank you very very much! You explained that so clearly. again thank you!

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