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MeggPhaggSioux Posted 15 years ago
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Take Sth Out On Sb
"He took out SOMETHING on me."
Does <SOMETHING> have to be a humanly feeling, like anger, frustration, etc? Could it be something more concrete, like a bad day:
"He took out his bad day on me."
I do know that "He took out his anger on me." is valid English.
Does <SOMETHING> have to be a humanly feeling, like anger, frustration, etc? Could it be something more concrete, like a bad day:
"He took out his bad day on me."
I do know that "He took out his anger on me." is valid English.
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" Does <SOMETHING> have to be a humanly feeling, like anger, frustration, etc? It usually is. " There's no rule that says you can't say this, and if you say it I will understand.
- " Does <SOMETHING> have to be a humanly feeling, like anger, frustration, etc?
- It usually is.
- " There's no rule that says you can't say this, and if you say it I will understand.
- " is valid English.
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Hi,
"He took out SOMETHING on me."
Does <SOMETHING> have to be a humanly feeling, like anger, frustration, etc? It usually is.
Could it be something more concrete, like a bad day:
"He took out his bad day on me." There's no rule that say
"He took out SOMETHING on me."
Does <SOMETHING> have to be a humanly feeling, like anger, frustration, etc? It usually is.
Could it be something more concrete, like a bad day:
"He took out his bad day on me." There's no rule that say
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