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HUBLOT Posted 14 years ago
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Shed the pounds
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Most recognized for his role on Nickelodeon's "Drake and Josh" as the overweight, but lovable kid, Josh Peck has since shed the pounds and kept it off. Nowadays, the 25-year-old actor does a lot of voice work and has appeared in a few independent films.
Does "shed the pounds" mean "lose weight"?
Most recognized for his role on Nickelodeon's "Drake and Josh" as the overweight, but lovable kid, Josh Peck has since shed the pounds and kept it off. Nowadays, the 25-year-old actor does a lot of voice work and has appeared in a few independent films.
Does "shed the pounds" mean "lose weight"?
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Yes.
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Thank you, AlpheccaStars.
... Josh Peck has since shed the pounds and kept it off.
What does it mean?
... Josh Peck has since shed the pounds and kept it off.
What does it mean?
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"it" refers to the pounds that Josh shed. I suppose that you could say that it should be "...kept them off" but it would seem odd to a native speaker. My guess is that the author was thinking of the expression "shed the weight and kept it off" but he got his signals crossed and ended up with what you asked about.
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