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Mr. Tom Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
Sharp squirt of water
Hi
Is this a natural sentence?
The sharp squirt of water stabbed him like a dagger.
Thanks,
Tom
Is this a natural sentence?
The sharp squirt of water stabbed him like a dagger.
Thanks,
Tom
Top answer
No. ' A jet of water would not pierce his skin like a dagger would.
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- ' A jet of water would not pierce his skin like a dagger would.
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'The sudden, powerful jet of water hit him like a hammer..'
A jet of water would not pierce his skin like a dagger would.
'The sudden, powerful jet of water hit him like a hammer..'
A jet of water would not pierce his skin like a dagger would.
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It's not something you'd hear everyday but it makes sense. In my view 'like a dagger' at the end doesn't add much to the meaning. 'He was stabbed by a dagger-like jet of water' flows better.
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Thanks, Rover/VicZ.
Somehow I knew that I wouldn’t be able to get my point across.
A couple of weeks ago, I happened to stay a night in a hotel. The shower would work only at high jet with each squirt literally stabbing into your body. Keeping the situation in mind…
Somehow I knew that I wouldn’t be able to get my point across.
A couple of weeks ago, I happened to stay a night in a hotel. The shower would work only at high jet with each squirt literally stabbing into your body. Keeping the situation in mind…
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They all make sense but they are a bit melodramatic for something fairly mundane. He turned the shower on and it was hot. We've all done it but I've never felt 'assailed by arrows'.
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