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Alex-93 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Tapped their watches
HI proficient speakers,
I like reading english books and stories. Today I found something ,where I could guess the meaning. But wasn't sure.Although I looked it up in a dictionarry it made no sense. So please explain the emphasized part of the sentence:) :
The rest of the passengers sighed, tapped their watches, ostentatiously took out again the company reports that they'd stowed in their briefcases.
Thank you
I like reading english books and stories. Today I found something ,where I could guess the meaning. But wasn't sure.Although I looked it up in a dictionarry it made no sense. So please explain the emphasized part of the sentence:) :
The rest of the passengers sighed, tapped their watches, ostentatiously took out again the company reports that they'd stowed in their briefcases.
Thank you
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Tapping your watch, or ostentatiously looking at your watch, is a non-verbal way of reminding someone that time is passing -- usually it means "Hurry up -- finish what you're saying, it's getting late and/or people are getting impatient."
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Thanks a lot khoff
Now I now what was meant with tapped your watch. But in this context, do they all remind the other peop
Now I now what was meant with tapped your watch. But in this context, do they all remind the other peop
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I agreee with khoff.In the particular statement it indicates the time passing by... in some other cases it might indicate being bored.. or loss of interest.
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