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Lindamao Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
The meaning of some sentences
I don't understand some sentences clearly, could someone help me? Thanks in advance.
1. " I swear on my mother's grave. "------ Why on one's mother's grave?
2. What's does " 3-ly method " mean?
3. They go out and about. ------ Does it mean go out to lounge? Is "about" a preposition?Is it correct used here?
4. He is as nutty as a fruitcake. -------Does it mean the man is tough or weak?
1. " I swear on my mother's grave. "------ Why on one's mother's grave?
2. What's does " 3-ly method " mean?
3. They go out and about. ------ Does it mean go out to lounge? Is "about" a preposition?Is it correct used here?
4. He is as nutty as a fruitcake. -------Does it mean the man is tough or weak?
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Hi, lindamao 1. I'm only guessing here, but I think it's perhaps because one's mother is considered sort of "sacred", so if you swear on her grave it will mean that you are telling the truth and/or being very serious about what you're saying. 2.
- Hi, lindamao 1.
- I'm only guessing here, but I think it's perhaps because one's mother is considered sort of "sacred", so if you swear on her grave it will mean that you are telling the truth and/or being very serious about what you're saying.
- 2.
- I have no idea about this one.
- 3.
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Hi, lindamao 
1. I'm only guessing here, but I think it's perhaps because one's mother is considered sort of "sacred", so i
1. I'm only guessing here, but I think it's perhaps because one's mother is considered sort of "sacred", so i
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To go "out and about" typically means to leave the house for a casual trip around town to do things such as visit friends, shop, etc.
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About number 1, right guess Miriam.
About number 2, any context to help us discover what does it mean, Lindamao? I've never heard of it.
About number 2, any context to help us discover what does it mean, Lindamao? I've never heard of it.
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Learner,
I saw it only itself, no context included, on a phrase training material writen by an American teacher. I have the teacher's email, I will write to ask him sometime.
Thank you all.
I saw it only itself, no context included, on a phrase training material writen by an American teacher. I have the teacher's email, I will write to ask him sometime.
Thank you all.
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ok, Lindamao.
If you get to know the right meaning of this expression, please post it!
I am curious..
If you get to know the right meaning of this expression, please post it!
I am curious..
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