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Gtivan Posted 21 years ago
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0 1) Something that's more up someone's alley 02br
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00a ) We can go to eat and have pizza , maybe that's more up your alley 02br
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00b ) Something that's right up my alley 02br
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00How can I interpret these 2 sentences, Is the meaning in both like a forced decision ? 02br
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002 ) Meaning of Fender Bender, Is this some kind of scam ? 02br
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003) Meaning of "on the rebound " 02br
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00a ) Election Result: poor dear Theresa lost to bad old Arthur, by way more than 537 votes. If you hope to catch her ON THE REBOUND , now is the time! 02br
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00b ) Jets Hope to Catch Fins on the Rebound 02br
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0 Hi gtivan, 02br 00Regarding to your first question the Cambridge dictionary says: If something is (right) up someone's alley, it is exactly the type of thing that they know about or like to do. 02br 00So, a) means that you prefer or like to have pizza; and b) means something that I like. As you see, none of them indicate a forced decision.

  • 0 Hi gtivan, 02br 00Regarding to your first question the Cambridge dictionary says: If something is (right) up someone's alley, it is exactly the type of thing that they know about or like to do.
  • 02br 00So, a) means that you prefer or like to have pizza; and b) means something that I like.
  • As you see, none of them indicate a forced decision.
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0 Hi gtivan, 02br
00Regarding to your first question the Cambridge dictionary says: If something is (right) up someone's alley, it is exactly the type of thing that they know about or like to do. 02br
00So, a) means that you prefer or like to have pizza; and b) means something that I like. As you see, none of them indicate a forced decision. 0-
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0 Fender bender -- car crash, but not serious (fender is AmE for waht in BrE is called the bumper of a car) 02br
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00On the rebound --- unhappy and confused because a close, romantic relationship of yours has recently finished 02br
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00She was on the rebound when she met Jack. 02br
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00Six months after Julia left him, he marr

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