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HUBLOT Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Shade one's eyes from the sun
Jack: I have to shade my eyes from the sun.
Emma: Didn't you bring a baseball cap?
Do you simply say "shade one's eyes from the sun" to mean "to put up one's hand to shade one's eyes from the sun"?
Emma: Didn't you bring a baseball cap?
Do you simply say "shade one's eyes from the sun" to mean "to put up one's hand to shade one's eyes from the sun"?
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HUBLOT o you simply say "shade one's eyes from the sun" to mean "to put up one's hand to shade one's eyes from the sun"? Yes, that sounds like something I would say. Or 'shield one's eyes'.
- HUBLOT o you simply say "shade one's eyes from the sun" to mean "to put up one's hand to shade one's eyes from the sun"?
- Yes, that sounds like something I would say.
- Or 'shield one's eyes'.
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HUBLOTo you simply say "shade one's eyes from the sun" to mean "to put up one's hand to shade one's eyes from the sun"?Yes, that sounds like something I would say. Or 'shield one's eyes'.
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I'd more naturally say
eg I have to use my hand to keep the sun out of my eyes.
Clive
eg I have to use my hand to keep the sun out of my eyes.
Clive
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