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Teo Posted 18 years ago
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She takes all day to get out of the bathroom.
1 i 01 b 00 She takes all day to get out of the bathroom. 02 b 02 i 02 br
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00 The above sentence is quoted from 01 i 00 Practical English Usage 02 i 00 , 2nd edition. There is no context. 02 br
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00 The above sentence is quoted from 01 i 00 Practical English Usage 02 i 00 , 2nd edition. There is no context. 02 br
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0 She spends a long time in the bathroom (usually in context of getting ready to go out). 02 br
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00 'takes all day to' is an exaggerated way to complain that someone does something too slowly. 0-
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00 'takes all day to' is an exaggerated way to complain that someone does something too slowly. 0-
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0 It's a perfect example of the literary device known as 'hyperbole'. 0-
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