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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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tearing/pulling it away from you
0 Hold your bag close to prevent a thief from tearing/pulling it away from you in the market. 02 br
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00 Does tearing and pulling fit in the above and mean about the same to you? Thanks. 0-
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00 Does tearing and pulling fit in the above and mean about the same to you? Thanks. 0-
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0 "Tearing" indicates forcefully breaking the bond between you and the bag. 02 br 02 br 00 "Pulling" indicates exerting a force on something in a direction toward the puller. "Pulling away from you" indicates the force is directed away from you.
- 0 "Tearing" indicates forcefully breaking the bond between you and the bag.
- 02 br 02 br 00 "Pulling" indicates exerting a force on something in a direction toward the puller.
- "Pulling away from you" indicates the force is directed away from you.
- The speaker may or may not mean the bag is successfully separated from you.
- " "Pull away" doesn't necessarily mean "take away," which is an idiom meaning to remove something from where it was.
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0 "Tearing" indicates forcefully breaking the bond between you and the bag. "Tearing it away" implies the break was successful. 02 br
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00 "Pulling" indicates exerting a force on something in a direction toward the puller. "Pulling away from you" indicates the force is directed away from you. The speaker may or may not mean the bag is successfully separated from you. To a s
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00 "Pulling" indicates exerting a force on something in a direction toward the puller. "Pulling away from you" indicates the force is directed away from you. The speaker may or may not mean the bag is successfully separated from you. To a s
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0 In the US, "snatching" is the word commonly paired with purse for this type of crime. People who do it are called " 05 0 00 ." 02 br
00 "...from snatching it away from you" sounds a little odd, though. However, to me "tearing it away" sounds a little strong, almost as though the purse was connected with your body. I would probably say "pulling," or use "snatching" without the prep
00 "...from snatching it away from you" sounds a little odd, though. However, to me "tearing it away" sounds a little strong, almost as though the purse was connected with your body. I would probably say "pulling," or use "snatching" without the prep
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