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Eipjoo Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
signing on as a coal pit donkey
I had no more intention of making tea than of signing on as a coal pit donkey.
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This is an interesting phrase, but 'signing on as a donkey in a coal pit' refers to offering to do something really hard. Therefore, the speaker in this sentence is telling the reader that he/she is really unlikely to do something.
- This is an interesting phrase, but 'signing on as a donkey in a coal pit' refers to offering to do something really hard.
- Therefore, the speaker in this sentence is telling the reader that he/she is really unlikely to do something.
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This is an interesting phrase, but 'signing on as a donkey in a coal pit' refers to offering to do something really hard. Therefore, the speaker in this sentence is telling the reader that he/she is really unlikely to do something.
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