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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

Sink in

"They are one win away from a remarkable first Premier League title. I'll leave that to sink in." (BBC.)

When you say metaphorically that you leave something to sink in as in the above, then what it means?
  

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Anonymous When you say metaphorically that you leave something to sink in as in the above, then what it means? what does it mean? It means that you will wait until the other person thinks about it long enough to work out the implications and ramifications (the deeper meaning, if you will) of what was said.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous When you say metaphorically that you leave something to sink in as in the above, then what it means?
  • what does it mean?
  • It means that you will wait until the other person thinks about it long enough to work out the implications and ramifications (the deeper meaning, if you will) of what was said.
  • CJ
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AnonymousWhen you say metaphorically that you leave something to sink in as in the above, then what it means? what does it mean?
It means that you will wait until the other person thinks about it long enough to work out the implications and ramifications (the deeper meaning, if you will) of what was said.
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CalifJimIt means that you will wait until the other person thinks about it long enough to work out the implications and ramifications (the deeper meaning, if you will) of what was said.
Thank you for the reply and specially for the correction. My first thought was the direct question to be put after "then" but as I wasn't sure whether "then' is a conjunction h
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