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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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something of an idea
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something of an idea
Could you tell me if the sentences are correct? The ending 'end up as' Does that strike you as odd?
That may give you something of an idea as to what the film is going to end up as.
Thanks
I never heard this form
something of an idea
Could you tell me if the sentences are correct? The ending 'end up as' Does that strike you as odd?
That may give you something of an idea as to what the film is going to end up as.
Thanks
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Hi The full quote appears to be ... - Calvaire translates to The Ordeal , so that may give you something of an idea as to what the film is going to end up as Calvaire was the Belgian title of the file; The Ordeal was the English title So the writer is saying: from the titles, we can deduce that Calvaire is going to finish as an ordeal ( Calvaire, in fact , translates to Calvary, which was Jesus Christ's final ordeal) Both the idioms used are OK ... - give you something of an idea [= give you a hint or clue - a slight idea] - end up as ...
- Hi The full quote appears to be ...
- - Calvaire translates to The Ordeal , so that may give you something of an idea as to what the film is going to end up as Calvaire was the Belgian title of the file; The Ordeal was the English title So the writer is saying: from the titles, we can deduce that Calvaire is going to finish as an ordeal ( Calvaire, in fact , translates to Calvary, which was Jesus Christ's final ordeal) Both the idioms used are OK ...
- - give you something of an idea [= give you a hint or clue - a slight idea] - end up as ...
- there are two meanings here ...
- - how the film will end or - what kind of film you will find it to be, once you have watched it to the end As said, both idioms are fine.
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Hi
The full quote appears to be ...
- Calvaire translates to The Ordeal, so that may give you something of an idea as to what the film is going to end up as
Calvaire was the Belgian title of the file; The Ordeal was the English title
So the writer is saying: from the titles, we can deduce that Calvaire is going to finish as an
The full quote appears to be ...
- Calvaire translates to The Ordeal, so that may give you something of an idea as to what the film is going to end up as
Calvaire was the Belgian title of the file; The Ordeal was the English title
So the writer is saying: from the titles, we can deduce that Calvaire is going to finish as an
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