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Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
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The protagonist is one of royal family members of Amber, who are half-immortal.
He just now made a date with a daughter of the prime minister from a neighboring country.
And he is now getting out of the palace.
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"She nodded and, diplomatically, changed the subject:
"I guess I came at the wrong time of year to see your famous gardens."
"Yeah, they've pretty much had it for the season," I said, "except for Benedict's Japanese garden which is kind of far out back.
["Sign of Chaos" of The Great Book of Amber by Roger Zelazny]
I'd like to know what "it" refers to.
And I'd like to know "far out back" means "obsolete."
Thank you in advance for your help.
He just now made a date with a daughter of the prime minister from a neighboring country.
And he is now getting out of the palace.
.......................
"She nodded and, diplomatically, changed the subject:
"I guess I came at the wrong time of year to see your famous gardens."
"Yeah, they've pretty much had it for the season," I said, "except for Benedict's Japanese garden which is kind of far out back.
["Sign of Chaos" of The Great Book of Amber by Roger Zelazny]
I'd like to know what "it" refers to.
And I'd like to know "far out back" means "obsolete."
Thank you in advance for your help.
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park sang joon I'd like to know what "it" refers to. Nothing. ' park sang joon And I'd like to know "far out back" means "obsolete.
- park sang joon I'd like to know what "it" refers to.
- Nothing.
- ' park sang joon And I'd like to know "far out back" means "obsolete.
- From the limited text, I presume that it simply means 'at a great distance at the back of the property'.
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park sang joonI'd like to know what "it" refers to.Nothing. 'Had it' is a fixed idiom meaning 'to be ready for discarding, shabby, old, or no longer useful.'
park sang joonAnd I'd like to know "far out back" means "obsolete.From the limited text, I presume that it simply means 'at a great distance at the back of the prope
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have had it is an idiom,
If something has had it, something is ruined, destroyed, worn out.
eg My car has had it. I'm going to buy a new one.
The plants in the famous gardens are dead or dormant.
The Japanese garden is outside the back of the palace and far from the palace.
Clive
If something has had it, something is ruined, destroyed, worn out.
eg My car has had it. I'm going to buy a new one.
The plants in the famous gardens are dead or dormant.
The Japanese garden is outside the back of the palace and far from the palace.
Clive
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