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Tinanam0102 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Tennis's long-awaited changing of guard was unfolding with little drama

Hi Teachers,

Excerpts on Nadal-Federer final last year:

I woke up to Nadal steam-rolling the champ in the first two sets. Tennis's long-awaited changing of the guard was unfolding with little drama.

1. Does the first part of the sentence mean that "Nadel was fiercely looking strong making Federer work in the first two sets"?

2. What's "changing of the guard"?

Thank you.

Tinanam
  

Top answer

1. Steamroll = overwhelm by using great force 2. Replacement of the old champion with a new champion

— Mister Micawber

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  • Steamroll = overwhelm by using great force 2.
  • Replacement of the old champion with a new champion
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1. Steamroll = overwhelm by using great force
2. Replacement of the old champion with a new champion
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Dear Mister Micawber,

Thank you for the help.

1. Could I know if "steamroll/steam-roll" is same as "steamroller"?

2. Is this correct, "I woke up to Nadal who overwhelmed Federer in the first two sets by using great force"?

3. In "The Senate steamrolled the bill to defeat.", does it mean the bill is not passed?

Thank you so much

Ti
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Dear CalifJim,

Thanks for your help. I apologize in advance if my questions below are hard for you to understand.

I looked up this "steamroll" and there was "The Senate steamrolled the bill to defeat". Could I know if that means the bill is not passed?

If by defination steamroll means "overwhelm by using great force", I have trouble understanding it. In Nadal - Feder
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tinanam0102"The Senate steamrolled the bill to defeat". Could I know if that means the bill is not passed?
Yes, it means the bill did not pass. The Senate applied pressure on the opposition until the bill was defeated.
tinanam0102In Nadal - Federer example, does that mean "Nadal had used great force to overwhelm Federer in the first
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Dear CalifJim,

Thank you for ironing out the confusion for me.

Have a wonderful day.

Regards,

Tinanam
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