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Madhulk Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary
Stuck up to...
The truck's stuck up to its axle in mud.
The truck is really stuck in the mud but I've never heard
it stuck up. I've the meaning is the same why is it said
to its axle and not directly in the mud?
The truck is really stuck in the mud but I've never heard
it stuck up. I've the meaning is the same why is it said
to its axle and not directly in the mud?
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Ok, you are combining 'stuck' with 'up', which isn't correct here. The truck is stuck (up to its axle) in mud. 'Up to' - used to indicate a level of something.
- Ok, you are combining 'stuck' with 'up', which isn't correct here.
- The truck is stuck (up to its axle) in mud.
- 'Up to' - used to indicate a level of something.
- I was in water up to my knees.
- The door was painted pink up to the letterbox.
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Ok, you are combining 'stuck' with 'up', which isn't correct here.
The truck is stuck (up to its axle) in mud.
'Up to' - used to indicate a level of something. I was in water up to my knees. The door was painted pink up to the letterbox.
The truck is stuck (up to its axle) in mud.
'Up to' - used to indicate a level of something. I was in water up to my knees. The door was painted pink up to the letterbox.
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Yup, it's all up to combinations in this language.
Get the combination wrong and the whole sentence loses sence.
Thanks,
Get the combination wrong and the whole sentence loses sence.
Thanks,
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