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Teo Posted 19 years ago
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short of a cow or a cabinet minister.

He can arouse enthusiasm in anything short of a cow or a cabinet minister. What does "short of a cow or a cabinet minister" mean?
  

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Hi, He can arouse enthusiasm in anything short of a cow or a cabinet minister. What does "short of a cow or a cabinet minister" mean? Tom shouted at Fred but stopped short of hitting him.

— Clive

  • Hi, He can arouse enthusiasm in anything short of a cow or a cabinet minister.
  • What does "short of a cow or a cabinet minister" mean?
  • Tom shouted at Fred but stopped short of hitting him.
  • This means what he did was less extreme than hitting him.
  • In your sentence, arousing enthusiasm in a cow or a cabinet minister is seen as 'an extreme', ie that's the hardest thing to do.
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Hi,

He can arouse enthusiasm in anything short of a cow or a cabinet minister.

What does "short of a cow or a cabinet minister" mean?

Tom shouted at Fred but stopped short of hitting him. This means what he did was less extreme than hitting him.

In your sentence, arousing enthusi
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1. He can arouse enthusiasm in anything short of a cow or a cabinet minister.

2. He can arouse enthusiasm for anything short of a cow or a cabinet minister.

3. He can arouse enthusiasm about anything short of a cow or a cabinet minister.
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Hi,

1. He can arouse enthusiasm in anything short of a cow or a cabinet minister. This sounds to me like the cow and the cabinet minister are being made enthiusiastic, ie the enthusiasm is in them. The teacher tried to arouse enthusiasm in her students.

2. He can arouse enthusiasm for anything sho
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