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Hi,1) Could ‘see out’ be used in the following sentence?“She was in over her head, but I was hoping that she’d at least see out the last game.”2)”She picked her spot hitting some great shots.” Does it have something to do with the player’s timing?3) “She closed out to love in the first game.” Does it mean that her opponent didn’t score a single point in that game? 4)”The umpire was acting as if or like her shot was wide of the mark, even though it just brushed past the line.” I know that both ‘like’ and ‘as if’ are possible, but could you tell me which one you prefer?Thank you so much.

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Ann225“She was in over her head, but I was hoping that she’d at least see out the last game.”

I'm not sure about it. Does "last game" mean the final game of the match? Does "see out" mean "win"? If you win the final game, then you win the whole match, right? This doesn't seem to square with other aspects of the sentence. Perhaps "last game" does not mean the final game but the game just concluded?

Ann2252)”She picked her spot hitting some great shots.” Does it have something to do with the player’s timing?

"picked her spot" means chose where to aim the ball.

Ann2253) “She closed out to love in the first game.” Does it mean that her opponent didn’t score a single point in that game?

Yes.

Ann2254)”The umpire was acting as if or like her shot was wide of the mark, even though it just brushed past the line.”

"as if" is formally correct. "like" is used in colloquial speech.

I find "just brushed past the line" confusing. Apparently the ball just hit the line, in which case I would say "just brushed the line".

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