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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

take a strong line

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02i 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-

— Clive

  • 02i 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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01i00He offers forceful opinions to her.02i02br
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01i00He tries to exercise a high level of control over her.02i02br
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0 he's tough/severe on her0-
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0Hi Clive and Marius,02br
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00Thank you very much for your opinion.02br
00Here is some more context about the phrase.02br
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00"He lets her in on his opinion about her jealous heart. She admits that seeing him with Ivy is what sparked her bitterness. He takes a strong line with her." He demands that she takes responsibility for Ivy's attac
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0 I'm much more familiar with the phrase "a 01b00hard02b00" line. Anyone else? 0-
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01cite10Philip12cite10I'm much more familiar with the phrase "a 11b10hard12b10" line. Anyone else?12blockquote
10I agree with Philip here. I've always heard "hard line" I don't think I've ever heard "strong line" before. I wonder it this is from a dodgy translation. 0-
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