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Varyagg Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Take A Punch

"He bore a punch to the head."
"He took a punch to the head."

Could the second sentence mean he went out of his way to get punched in the head?
  

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Not exactly someone get away but only to target the opponent.

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Not exactly someone get away but only to target the opponent.
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VaryaggCould the second sentence mean he went out of his way to get punched in the head?
No. People are usually not eager to take a punch to the head, let alone go out of their ways to get punched in the head (unless they're masochists).
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But for:

"He bore the blame."
"He took the blame."

the second sentence suggests more proactiveness.
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VaryaggBut for:"He bore the blame.""He took the blame."the second sentence suggests more proactiveness.
Yes, it does. But "took a punch" simply means "received a punch" so I don't see anything proactive with that. I must say that I've never heard "bore a punch" so I can't really comment on this particular phrase.
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