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Madhulk Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

The girl that got away...

Take it from a guy who spent $10 billion on a merger with
the girl that got away. (former girlfriend?) You don't always
choose who you fall for.
  

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Yes. Remarking that she got away implies his intention was to make it permanent. ) "The one that got away" is an expression normally associated with "fish stories," because since it got away, no one can dispute your exaggerations about how big it was.

  • Yes.
  • Remarking that she got away implies his intention was to make it permanent.
  • ) "The one that got away" is an expression normally associated with "fish stories," because since it got away, no one can dispute your exaggerations about how big it was.
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Yes. Remarking that she got away implies his intention was to make it permanent. (I think.)

"The one that got away" is an expression normally associated with "fish stories," because since it got away, no one can dispute your exaggerations about how big it was.

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