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Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
The usages of adverbial to-infinitive
This novel is set in a Chinese village before World War One.
The protagonist lives with his wife, baby, and father, his wife was a maid with very rich family.
The New Year is right around the corner, his wife made very beautiful rice cakes out of lard, sugar and some fruits.
When the cakes were laid out upon the table in strips, ready for heating, Wang Lung felt his heart fit to burst with pride. There was no other woman in the village able to do with had done, to make cakes such as only the rich ate at the feast.
<The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck>
I'd like to know what "to burst" means.
Thank you in advance for your help.
The protagonist lives with his wife, baby, and father, his wife was a maid with very rich family.
The New Year is right around the corner, his wife made very beautiful rice cakes out of lard, sugar and some fruits.
When the cakes were laid out upon the table in strips, ready for heating, Wang Lung felt his heart fit to burst with pride. There was no other woman in the village able to do with had done, to make cakes such as only the rich ate at the feast.
<The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck>
I'd like to know what "to burst" means.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Top answer
park sang joon **** Lung felt his heart fit to burst with pride. It's figurative. It means he felt a strong/overwhelming sense of pride.
- park sang joon **** Lung felt his heart fit to burst with pride.
- It's figurative.
- It means he felt a strong/overwhelming sense of pride.
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park sang joon**** Lung felt his heart fit to burst with pride.It's figurative. It means he felt a strong/overwhelming sense of pride.
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park sang joonI'd like to know what "to burst" means.to break open
If you jab a balloon with a pin, it will burst.
"to burst with pride" is a complement of the adjective "fit".
A common expression to describe someone who is in a wild rage is "fit to be tied".
CJ
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