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Farassoo Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
take sth to an extreme
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What does take a role to an extreme mean?
"Big brothers and sisters usually develop leadership tendencies early in life because of the responsibilities for younger siblings given to them by their parents. The danger... is that if the older sibling "takes that role to an extreme", he or she can become an overbearing and tyrannical adult.(ILI intermediate 3)
What does take a role to an extreme mean?
"Big brothers and sisters usually develop leadership tendencies early in life because of the responsibilities for younger siblings given to them by their parents. The danger... is that if the older sibling "takes that role to an extreme", he or she can become an overbearing and tyrannical adult.(ILI intermediate 3)
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We have a great example of context clues here. The last clause "... " It means the older siblings get carried away with power and authority over the younger siblings, and they carry that learned behavior into their adult lives, becoming like dictators.
- We have a great example of context clues here.
- The last clause "...
- " It means the older siblings get carried away with power and authority over the younger siblings, and they carry that learned behavior into their adult lives, becoming like dictators.
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We have a great example of context clues here. The last clause "... he or she can become an overbearing and tyrannical adult" explains what is meant by "take that role to an extreme."
It means the older siblings get carried away with power and authority over the younger siblings, and they carry that learned behavior into their adult lives, becoming like dictators.
It means the older siblings get carried away with power and authority over the younger siblings, and they carry that learned behavior into their adult lives, becoming like dictators.
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I'm sorry. I didn't understand. "If he/she takes that role to an extreme" means that if the parents give the eldest child a lot of responsibilities for younger siblings?
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