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Debpriya De Posted 15 years ago
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"I took 10$ from him."
Can we write the above sentence as "I took him for 10$" ?
  

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" Write the amount as $10. " This means 'I accepted $10 from him'. ' "I took him for 10quot; This is slang, meaning 'I tricked him into giving me $10'.

— Clive

  • " Write the amount as $10.
  • " This means 'I accepted $10 from him'.
  • ' "I took him for 10quot; This is slang, meaning 'I tricked him into giving me $10'.
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Hi,
"I took 10$ from him."
Can we write the above sentence as "I took him for 10$" ?"

Write the amount as $10.

"I took 10$ from him." This means 'I accepted $10 from him'. The most normal phrase is probably 'He gave me $10.'


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Clive"I took 10$ from him." This means 'I accepted $10 from him'. The most normal phrase is probably 'He gave me $10.'
I don't think "I took $10 from him" necessarily implies that he gave it willingly.
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Hi,

You're right.Emotion: smile
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Can "I took him for $10" only mean that I tricked him into giving me $10 ?
Can't it also mean that I forced him into giving me $10 ?
Isn't this sentence similar to "I took him for all he is worth", which means I tricked him into giving me all he is worth ?
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Hi,
Can "I took him for $10" only mean that I tricked him into giving me $10 ?
Can't it also mean that I forced him into giving me $10 ? Not in my idiolect.
Isn't this sentence similar to "I took him for all he was is worth", which means I tricke
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