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Stenka25 Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

The meaning of 'being insufferable'

the meaning of 'being insufferable'

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When Annette first came to college, she despaired of ever being able to keep up with the repartee of the clever upperclassmen, but eventually she, too, got the hang of being insufferable.

In this sentence I'd like to ask about the meaning of 'being insufferable'.

My guess is...
At first Annette got frustrated with not being able to retort the clever upperclassmen's repartee, but in time she got the knack of giving them more clever repartee back that she became insufferable to them.

(Am I right?)

More specifically, 'being insufferable' implies that Annette becomes insufferable to the clever upperclassmen.

(Am I right?)

Regards.
  

Top answer

"Get the hang of something" = become good/proficient at doing something, especially through practice. "Being insufferable" = being intolerable. It doesn't actually what method(s) she used to become intolerable to them; it could be through using similar tactics as theirs.

— Teechr

  • "Get the hang of something" = become good/proficient at doing something, especially through practice.
  • "Being insufferable" = being intolerable.
  • It doesn't actually what method(s) she used to become intolerable to them; it could be through using similar tactics as theirs.
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"Get the hang of something" = become good/proficient at doing something, especially through practice.
"Being insufferable" = being intolerable.
It doesn't actually what method(s) she used to become intolerable to them; it could be through using similar tactics as theirs.
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Thanks a lot as always, teechr.

Then, Can I say "through using similar tactics as theirs (as you stated)" Annette becomes insufferable to the clever upperclassmen.

I want to check out,
1. From original passage can the expression 'Annette becomes insufferable to the clever upperclassmen' be speculated?

2. (If #1 is possible and proper) Does the expression 'Annette bec
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Stenka25Then, can I say "through using similar tactics as theirs (as you stated), Annette becomes insufferable to the clever upperclassmen?"
Yes, you can. Use "through" or "by."
Stenka25I want to check out,1. From the original passage, can we speculate how the expression 'A
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Thanks a lot as always, teechr.
Thanks a double lot for your thorough grammar check-up. (I really need it.)
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