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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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shouted with abandon
0 The people were so excited that they jumped up and shouted 01 b 00 with abandon 02 b 00 . 02 br
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00 Hi, 02 br
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00 Does "with abandon" in the above mean litterally "with themselves abandoned?" That is, they abandon themselves to the point that they're beside themselves. So, it means "crazily." Correct me if I am wrong. Thanks. 0-
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00 Hi, 02 br
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00 Does "with abandon" in the above mean litterally "with themselves abandoned?" That is, they abandon themselves to the point that they're beside themselves. So, it means "crazily." Correct me if I am wrong. Thanks. 0-
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0 No, it means something between: 01 b 00 total freedom 02 b 00 and 01 b 00 lack of control 02 b 00 . 0-
- 0 No, it means something between: 01 b 00 total freedom 02 b 00 and 01 b 00 lack of control 02 b 00 .
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0 No, it means something between: 01 b 00 total freedom 02 b 00 and 01 b 00 lack of control 02 b 00 . 0-
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0 Thanks, Marius. 02 br
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00 How could I replace "with abandon" with other expressions? Does "to their heart's content" do the trick? 0-
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00 How could I replace "with abandon" with other expressions? Does "to their heart's content" do the trick? 0-
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0 There's nothing that can quite replace it because it's both negative (lack of control) and positive (enthusiasm) in its connotations. 0-
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